Tiahuanaco or Tiwanaku was located on the Collao plateau at 21 Km. To S. E. from Lake Titicaca in the current territory of Bolivia (3825 m.a.s.l.), it was developed during the Middle Horizon and is considered the most powerful highland culture.
Iconographically, the best accomplished and preserved representation of the God of the Wands is found in the Sun Gate, where the deity appears centrally surrounded by winged beings.
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