Chullpas de Sillustani Tour : Prices and Schedules : Archaeology Chullos Travel Peru

Summary

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.

Itinerary

Sillustani Chullpas Tour

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Day 1

The tour Chullpas de Sillustani, starts around 14:00 pm. In an altiplanic plateau, more than 30 kilometers north of Puno, where Sillustani is located, one of the largest necropolis in the world.

During the tour you will also be able to observe impressive landscapes, as well as the Umayo lagoon that is close to the archaeological complex of the chullpas, built by the Collas and Incas, to bury their dead.

After being there, they will explain us some characteristics of the chullpas, where many of them had surpassed the 12 meters of height, besides presenting a greater diameter in the superior part than in the base.

The Chullpas de Sillustani Tour ends at around: 18:00 p.m.

Includes

I collect

Round-trip transportation

Bilingual guide

Does not include

Income (20 soles).

Food not mentioned

Extra expenses

Recommendations

Bring additional money in Peruvian soles.

Wear a cap and sun hat

Sunscreen.

Camera.

Carry passport / ID card

Wearing trekking shoes

Frequently Asked Questions

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, the Ch’ullpa lived, 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?

The square chullpas are the oldest, while the round ones appear earlier between the Lupaca and Pacaje zones.

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).