Chullpas de Sillustani Tour, Archaeology | Prices and Schedules

The tour chullpas of Sillustani, will allow you to live a unique experience in the altiplano. Where you can observe circular towers made of stone on the top of a hill, which were used to house the funerary remains of the main authorities of the town of Collao, which had a door facing the sunrise (East) to communicate directly with the sun god.

In the place there are about 90 very similar chullpas, of all these one of the most famous is the chullpa of the lizard, because it is the most representative of the culture.

It includes

Pick up at

Round trip transportation

 Bilingual guide

Does not include

Entrance fee (20 soles).

Food not mentioned

Extra expenses

Recommendations

 Bring extra money in Peruvian soles.

  Bring a hat and cap for the sun.

  Sun block lotion.

 Camera.

  Carry passport / ID card

  Wear trekking shoes

What is inside the chullpas?

It is a unique cemetery belonging to the Kolla culture where the remains of nobles, rulers and priests of this ancient Aymara kingdom that occupied a large part of what is now southern Peru and the Bolivian altiplano are buried.

How did the chullpas live?

In ancient times lived the Ch’ullpa, beings who built their houses with the doors facing west, where the sun used to rise. One day they decided to change the orientation of the doors of their houses in the opposite direction.

How many types of Chullpa are there?

Square chullpas are the oldest, while round chullpas appear earlier in the Lupaca and Pacaje areas.

The chullpas with masonry stone, appear in the Collas, Lupacas and Pacajes before the Inca conquest (this taking into account the ceramics found in the burials).