Pumapunku Quarry

500 ADVariableSandstone/Andesite

CountryBolivia

RegionTiwanaku

Year Opened500 AD

Size/DepthVariable

MineralSandstone/Andesite

About Pumapunku Quarry

Part of the Tiwanaku site. Features massive sandstone blocks weighing up to 130 tonnes. The precision of the cuts rivals modern machining. How the blocks were transported remains debated. One of archaeologys greatest mysteries.