The most enigmatic attraction of Puno is located 35 km from the port city, overlooking Lake Umayo. Consider coming to watch the sunset and enjoy the starry skies. The Chullpas de Sillustani are a collection of impressive funerary towers, one of the best examples of this architecture in the Andes.
Although no one is sure of their age, they appear to have been under construction just before the Inca conquest, by the Aymara-speaking, belonging to the local Kolla population, around 1300 AD. But they resemble the stone of the Tiwanaku people, who controlled the southern shore of the lake around 500 AD to 1100 AD. More advanced than even the finest masonry of the Incas, these towers reach a perfectly square geometric regularity towards the clear sky and high desert. The tallest is 12 meters high; Others probably got over it, but it’s been a long time and they will have been blown up by grave robbers.
Itinerary:
We pick up from the Hotel to start the Sillustani Tombs Tou. Sillustani is one of the largest necropolises in the world, is located more than 30 kilometers north of the city of Puno. Surrounded by a landscape of striking beauty, which seems to be summed up in the serene waters of Laguna Umayo, the archaeological complex stands out for its gigantic “Chullpas” (species of funerary stone towers), built by the Collas and Incas, to bury their dead. Many of them exceed 12 meters in height and have a greater diameter at the top than at the base. A challenge to the laws of gravity and balance. A detail that makes them unique in the American continent. Tombs of noble collas and eternal home of the Children of the Sun who, by dominating these lands, would add architectural characteristics similar to those of the Temple of the Sun or Koricancha, in Cusco. At the end of the Sillustani Tombs Tour, we return to the City of Puno.
IMPORTANT: The hours of the Sillustani Tombs Tour will be reconfirmed at the destination.
Included:
- Tourist transport.
- Entrance ticket to the Sillustani Archaeological Complex.
- Professional Bilingual Guide (Spanish / English).
Not Included:
- Other services not mentioned.
Recommendations:
- Jacket or Short Wind.
- Sunscreen.
- Walking Shoes or Sneakers.
- Hats or Caps.
- Photo and / or Video Cameras.