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Face of Tiahuanuco
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: david beebee (bboss)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 258 W: 111 N: 466]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (3512) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2001-08 |
| Categories: Ruins |
| Camera: Nikon F3 |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-03-10 11:01 |
| Viewed: 984 |
| Points: 12 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Tiahuanuco (or Tiwanaku) is considered by many archaeologists to be the oldest ruins in the world. Although some misguided scholars have attributed the buildings of Tiahuanaco to the Incas, it has now been established that the city was already in ruins when the first Incas came upon the scene.
In 1540 the Spanish chronicler, Pedro Cieza de Leon, visited the area and his description of the statues and monoliths compares very closely to what we see today.
The site is at an altitude of 13,300 feet, which places it some 800 feet above the present level of Lake Titicaca. Most archaeologists agree that in the distant past Tiahuanaco was a flourishing port at the edge of the lake, which means that the water has receded almost 12 miles and has dropped about 800 feet since then. The lake is shrinking, due mainly to evaporation, since no rivers flow from it.
Tiahuanaco covers more than more than 400 acres of ruins, only 10 percent of which have been excavated. |
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Great copositions and use of uniform colours. Interesting subject. Did Munch go there before he did the Scream?
Hi David!
You are right! It is exactly the same face! Though the picture is so much different! I really like it! It has a certain color and sharpnes to it... Really nice David!
Strange though that you didn't actually know this face before you went, come to think of it, Now I am not even sure if I saw this particular face myself before I went! But somehow it looked formillar!
Take care!
Ramon
- dabri
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- [2005-03-10 12:20]
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Ciao, David,
this is the right expression for your 1000th point!
Congrats.
Davide
I saw already Ramon´s pictures from this place and this one is also very fine.It is really an excellent scan-job you did here,David!Very crisp and clear wonderful sharpness,-do you still know which lens you used for this one?
super take. very imposing. clarity, light and sharpness are absolutely great!
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- Leonie
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- [2005-03-11 4:04]
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Hey David...I see you have seen the same mysterious faces as Ramon! YOur picture is great also...the faces still as expressive!
Léonie
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