A team of researchers found the remains of sacrificed juvenile llamas, ceramic incense burners shaped like pumas, and high-value offerings of gold in an ancient underwater ceremonial site used by the pre-Inca Tiwanaku state around 700-1000 AD
Sprawling across the Andean mountain border between Bolivia and Peru, Lake Titicaca is a popular spot with travelers who visit the floating reed islands of the Uru people, or the religious festivals of Copacabana.
The findings provide evidence of repetitive rituals practiced by the Tiwanaku elites, according to a research report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on April 1. For example, the team found the shells of spiny oysters from the coast of modern day Ecuador, which could only have been acquired through trade.
It's shaped by a fault that separates the Andes into two separate mountain ranges, and the lake created a unique ecosystem that encourage human settlement, according to the research.
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