Amazing view of Sillustani archeological site and its iconic funeray towers, Puno region, Peru


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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