Cairns are artifical piles of stones, usually in a conical farm. Around the edges of Lake Titicaca, cairnes were placed by the

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Cairns are artifical piles of stones, usually in a conical farm. Around the edges of Lake Titicaca, cairnes were placed by the Ayllu, pre-colombian highland communities, to mark their territories.

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Location: Lake Titicaca, Andes, Bolivia
Photo credit: © David Forman / Alamy / Afripics
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