Chullpa or chullpar is an ancient funeral tower of Aymara and Quechua origin, with an angular or round base, originally built for people of high status in the Aymara and Inca culture. The Chullparian tradition of Collao dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. Bolivia, South America. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1889

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