Sculptures of the Pachamama in the Tiwanaku culture

The Pachamama is a Quechua word which means "Mother Earth", this is the name that the earth receives, seen as a deity by the native cultures of the Andes. Both the Tiwanaku and the Inca made animal sacrifices to spill blood on the earth.  Tiwanaku made different sculptures in honor of Pachamama, using stone or mud, often portrayed Pachamama as a human female of long hair. Many sculptures were found in the temple of Kalasasaya and the Acapana Piramide.