In 1000 AD, Tiawanaku may have had a population of 115,000 – “numbers that Pari
In 1000 AD, Tiawanaku may have had a population of 115,000 – “numbers that Paris wouldn’t reach for another five centuries.” The city was the center of municipalities that extended into Peru and Chile and maintained a complex system of trade, including “fish from the sea; llamas from the altiplano; fruits, vegetables, and grains from fields around [Lake Titicaca].”Quotes from Charles Mann’s 1491#bolivia #peru #chile #indigenoushistory #cosmopolitanlife #realfits -- source link