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Archaeological Sites in Puno

Sillustani
Located at 18.7 miles (30 km) N of Puno, on the highway Puno - Juliaca, on a deviation to the west. Archaeological pre-Inca complex, construction of big "chullpas" (Andean monument) with square or round shape, of stone and adobe. Sillustani is characterized to have the most perfect chullpas in the whole Peru; they have cylindrical shape that can reach up to 12 m of height, made in granite with varied internal distribution. In all the chullpas mummified cadavers have been found. Sillustani is located beside the Umayo Lagoon, in the area recently inaugurated as ecological reservation.

A chullpa is a funeral monument, original of the Aimara culture, in tower form with a very small door that only allows the entrance to trails; created for the funeral of the big gentlemen with his family and belongings; usually built in arrays and symmetrically aligned.

Pucará (fortress)
Located in the county of Lampa at 46.6 miles (875 km) N of Puno. Archaeological complex belonging to the Pucará culture that had its acme between the 550 and 350 BC. Here remains of a great military religious center and a citadel are located, built in stone and adobe. Temple, mortuary cameras, sculptures of human and animal figure, trails and sculpted pottery. Here it had been located ceramic that is characterized to have wide openings and vases with base.

Near this complex is located the town in which the famous "Pucará's bulls" are marketed, typical handmade pieces of ceramic of this area.


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