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Chullpas of Sillustani Pre-Inca Cementery Tour – Half Day Tour Puno

Chullpas of Sillustani Tour, Puno, PERU
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Duration

3:30 Hours

Cancellation

No Cancellation

Group Size

12 people

Languages

English, Espanol, Português

Overview

SILLUSTANI PRE- INCA CEMENTERY

Half Day Tour

The eternal resting place of the high plains nobility, the imposing chullpas of Sillustani stand on the shores of Lake Umayo, in Puno. Built from perfectly fitted stone blocks in the form of an inverted cone, these burial towers are up to twelve meters tall.

Chullpas of Sillustani

The Sillustani chullpas are located 34 kilometers from the city of Puno, on the peninsula that enters the bright blue waters of the Umayo Lagoon at 4,000 meters above sea level. This amazing lagoon, which has a depth of approximately 14 meters, is connected by the Chaullamayo rivers to the southwest and Ccaccapunco to the north, and communicates through the Illpa River with Lake Titicaca.

Sillustani, etymologically comes from the words “sillus” (nail) and “llustani” (slide); then, the literal translation of Sillustani would be nail slide. Perhaps referring to the fact that the union of the external blocks of the chullpas does not even allow the passage of a nail.

Sillustani has about 90 inverted cone-shaped chullpas. According to history, before the corpses of the highest Colla authorities were placed in the tombs, they were mummified in the fetal position. These authorities were the most representative of the Inca Empire.

General information

Altitude: 3 909 meters above sea level

Climate: Min. 3℃/Max: 14℃

Times: 8:30-17:30
*Referential times

Price

Adults: S/5.50

Schoolchildren: S/0.50

*Referential price

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Embark on a half-day tour to Lake Umayo's Sillustani, known for its impressive funeral towers.
  • Set out from Puno to this pre-Incan burial ground belonging to Peru's indigenous Colla people.
  • Explore the grounds and learn about the Colla civilization, inhabitants of the surrounding lands years before the Inca people.

What you will do

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Pre-tour briefing: Chullpas of Sillustani Tour

We’ll meet you at your hotel lobby in Puno the night before the “Lake Humantay Day Trip” to go over the itinerary and you’ll able to take this opportunity to ask final questions and make any final preparations. The meeting will be at 5:00 pm the evening before the trek begins. In case you can´t at this time “please let us know” to coordinate another time.

1st OPTION IN THE MORNING: SILLUSTANI PRE- INCA CEMENTERY TOUR

In this special tour to sillustani we´ll pick you up at 9.00 a.m. from the hotel and then we go by car to the chullpas of sillustani, this archaeological site is located on the peninsula of umayo lagoon and it’s one the most important necropolis in the world.

There will visit the famous archaeological complex of Sillustani, cylinder burial towers built of stone, (12m/40ft tall) where the Aymaras buried their important leaders. sorounded by the Umayo Lagoon, only adds beauty to the place, the Chullpas known as lagarto and Intiwatana are most prominent. Here you will have the opportunity to observe the wild guinea pigs, birds and other wildlife of the area. This trip takes (3h and 30 minutes maximum), after back to Puno and transfer to your

SCHEDULE:
09:00 a.m Pick up from hotels and departure to Chullpas of Sillustani
09:45 a.m. Departure of the bus to the Chullpas of Sillustani.
10:00 a.m. Arrival at Archaeological complex of Sillustani and visit (1 hour 30 min approrx).
11:30 a.m. Departure of the bus from the Chullpas of Sillustani to Puno.
12:00 p.m. Arrival to Puno and transfer to their hotels.
* NOTE: The hours are flexible for private trips according to our customers.

2nd OPTION IN THE AFTERNOON: SILLUSTANI PRE- INCA CEMENTERY TOUR

In this 2nd Opcion of tour to sillustani we´ll pick you up at 14.00 p.m. from the hotel and then we go by car to the chullpas of sillustani, this archaeological site is located on the peninsula of umayo lagoon and it’s one the most important necropolis in the world.

There will visit the famous archaeological complex of Sillustani, cylinder burial towers built of stone, (12m/40ft tall) where the Aymaras buried their important leaders. sorounded by the Umayo Lagoon, only adds beauty to the place, the Chullpas known as lagarto and Intiwatana are most prominent. Here you will have the opportunity to observe the wild guinea pigs, birds and other wildlife of the area. This trip takes (3h and 30 minutes maximum), after back to Puno and transfer to your

SCHEDULE:

02:00 p.m Pick up from hotels and departure to Chullpas of Sillustani
02:45 p.m. Departure of the bus to the Chullpas of Sillustani.
03:00 p.m. Arrival at Archaeological complex of Sillustani and visit (1 hour 30 min approrx).
04:30 p.m. Departure of the bus from the Chullpas of Sillustani to Puno.
06:00 p.m. Arrival to Puno and transfer to their hotels.
NOTE: The hours are flexible for private trips according to our customers.

*IMPORTANT NOTE

While we expect the tour will run as the itinerary describes. Participants should accept that there is the possibility of changes, being necessary liable to local conditions, e.g, strikes, natural disasters, these changes might be at the discretion of your travel company.

Included/Excluded

  • Advice one day before the tour.
  • Sillustani entrence fee.
  • Official guide Spanish / English.
  • Pick up from hotels in the center of the city of Puno.
  • Transportation: Puno – Sillustani – hotel in Puno.
  • Others not mentioned in the tour.

Languages

English
Espanol
Português

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Chullpas of Sillustani Tour, Puno, PERU
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