Puma Punku
"Pumapunku or Puma Punku (Aymara and Quechua puma cougar, puma, punku door, hispanicized Puma Puncu) is part of a large temple complex or monument group that is part of the Tiwanaku Site near Tiwanaku, Bolivia.
Tiwanaku is significant in Inca traditions because it is believed to be the site where the world was created. In Aymara, Puma Punku's name means "The Door of the Puma". The Pumapunku complex consists of an unwalled western court, a central unwalled esplanade, a terraced platform mound that is faced with stone, and a walled eastern court."
Tiwanaku is significant in Inca traditions because it is believed to be the site where the world was created. In Aymara, Puma Punku's name means "The Door of the Puma". The Pumapunku complex consists of an unwalled western court, a central unwalled esplanade, a terraced platform mound that is faced with stone, and a walled eastern court."
- Text from Wikipedia entry for "Pumapunku" (accessed 10/14/2015) [links added]
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Blog Posts and Articles
- "Purdue Refuses to Test Stone Pieces Brien Foerster Claimed to Have Removed from Puma Punku" (Jason Colavito, 4/5/2014)
- "Review of Ancient Aliens S04E06: The Mysteries of Puma Punku" (Jason Colavito, 3/17/2012)
- "The Mystery of Pumapunku" (Brian Dunning, 4/20/2010)
Other Online Media
- "Ancient Aliens Debunked: Puma Punku" (segment of 2012 film by Chris White)
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