A UNESCO-linked multi-year conservation effort (2015–2018) implemented detailed surveying (TLS), sampling, stability analysis, and mitigation measures on Akapana’s east flank, with support/training for local authorities.
Claim about Akapana Pyramid Mound (Tiwanaku/Tiahuanaco) · Stance: supporting
A Springer heritage-conservation chapter reports actions carried out under a ‘Preservation and conservation of Tiwanaku and the Akapana Pyramid’ project, including TLS survey, core drilling, 3D stability analysis, and mitigation measures implemented as a pilot project.
Site
- Akapana Pyramid Mound (Tiwanaku/Tiahuanaco) Tiwanaku · Bolivia
Evidence for and against
- Springer conservation chapter reports TLS survey, drilling, stability analysis, and implemented mitigation measures (pilot project; 2015–2018 Japan Funds-in-Trust)
Other claims about Akapana Pyramid Mound (Tiwanaku/Tiahuanaco)
- Published book-length reporting from 1988–1989 excavations describes Akapana’s construction techniques, hydraulic system, summit ritual spaces, and offerings, framing it as the principal structure of Tiwanaku.
- A scholarly reassessment argues that key aspects of Akapana’s dating, form, and construction remain insufficiently substantiated due to past excavation/interpretation shortcomings, proposing alternative methods and reinterpretations.
- Technical literature on Tiwanaku hydrologic engineering describes surface and subterranean canal components linked to Akapana and the perimeter canal system.