Tiwanaku polity and highland expansion (Lake Titicaca region, c. 300–1000 CE)

1. Tiwanaku develops into a planned city

   Jan 1, 400Labels: Tiwanaku, Lake Titicaca

   • UNESCO WHC

2. Major florescence of Tiwanaku civic-ceremonial core

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Tiwanaku, Civic core

   • UNESCO WHC
   • Britannica

3. Middle Horizon expansion era begins in Andes

   Jan 1, 600Labels: Middle Horizon, Tiwanaku

   • Britannica

4. Tiwanaku establishes early Omo-style colony in Moquegua

   Jan 1, 650Labels: Moquegua, Omo-style

   • PUCP

5. Tiwanaku caravan-trade corridor links Titicaca to Moquegua

   Jan 1, 700Labels: Caravan corridor, Tiwanaku

   • JAA

6. Chen Chen-style colonization expands Tiwanaku presence in Moquegua

   Jan 1, 750Labels: Chen Chen-style, Moquegua

   • PUCP

7. Omo ceremonial temple built in Moquegua colony

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Omo temple, Moquegua

   • PUCP

8. Tiwanaku influence spreads across southern Andes

   Jan 1, 850Labels: Tiwanaku, Southern Andes

   • UNESCO
   • UNESCO WHC

9. Raised-field food production supports regional populations

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Raised fields, Lake Titicaca

   • Oxford Academic

10. Urban and colonial abandonment accelerates after 1000 CE

    Jan 1, 1000Labels: Tiwanaku collapse, Moquegua

    • JAS

11. Climate-stress explanations proposed for Tiwanaku collapse

    Jan 1, 1050Labels: Climate stress, Paleoclimate

    • JAS
    • Quaternary Res

12. Palaspata temple study published on Tiwanaku southeast expansion

    Jun 24, 2025Labels: Palaspata temple, Tiwanaku

    • Antiquity