Panoramic view of Sillustani archeological site with its tallest chullpa (funerary tower) and the touristic village in background, Puno region, Peru

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Sillustani is a pre-Inca cemetery on the shores of Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpas, are the vestiges of the Qulla people, who are Aymara conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century

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Location: Sillustani, Peru
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