Tour to Sillustani Funeral Towers Since USD $ 35
Tiawanaco Culture - 4 Hours of Guided Tour.
Price per person: U$35.0 with English speaking GUIDE
Itinerary.-
At 8am or 2pm we pick you up from the hotel and then we go by private car, this archaeological site is located 34km away and the north of Puno. It is one the most important necropolis in the world. It stands at 4000m. There will visit the famous Chullpas of Sillustani, cylinder burial towers built of stone, (12m/40ft tall) where the Aymaras buried their important leaders. Just in front of the Chullpas is the lake Umayo, 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 4 hours maximum, back to Puno and transfer to you hotel.
The particular form of the tombs, trunks of cone invested, called chulpas, are constructions that, in smaller number also are in several other premises of the plateau, like Acora, Ilave, etc.
(Sillustani = Sillus (Nail) + Llustani (Slippery) = Slippery of nails, perhaps making reference to that the union of the external blocks does not allow nor the passage of a nail) Before being placed in chulpa, the corpse was momificade.
On guard fetal. Jointly with momia their properties were placed, in some cases gold objects and silver, utensillos of ceramics and foods, since the beliefs said that after the death they would revive where there will be to eat and to drink voluntarily, like before dying.
Different types from burials are observed, from most rustic, Pre-Inca, to the falsified mausoleums more, with stones of many perfectly fitted angles in the external part.
This tour Includes:
- English-Speaking tour guide
- Private van
- Entrance fees
- Oxygen and first aid kit
- Tour price includes government salse tax (19% as known IGV)
Not Included:
- Alcoholics drinks
- Hotel in Puno
- Breakfast on the first day
- Tips for guide and camp staff.
What you need to Bring / Carry:
- Small backpack
- Rain jacket or poncho (December to April)
- Tennis shoes
- One complete change of clothing
- Water bottle
- Hat or cap to protect you from the sun
- Sun block (sun protection cream)
- Insect repellent
- Selection of small snacks, chocolate, dried fruit, biscuits etc,
- Camera, plenty of film and spare batteries
- Sunglasses
- Extra money (soles).
Advice for Visitors:The best season to visit the region of Puno is during the dry season between April to November,
Rain Season:December to April. Some days blue sky with good conditions to walk around the funeral towers or lake Umayo..
