This photo,d ating to 1914 or just earlier, shows a Peruvian standing next to a stone statue of ancient god at Tiwanaku. Tiwanaku, also spelled Tiahuanaco or Tiwanacu, major pre-Columbian civilization (between 200 and 1000 AD) known from ruins of the same name that are situated near the southern shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.

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