http://www.fertur-travel.com/puno_tours.html<br /><br />On a narrow, windswept peninsula on the shores of Lake Umayo, lie the remains of Chullpas, huge, circular funerary towers.<br /><br />This is Sillustani, a short drive from the city of Puno on Lake Titicaca.<br /><br />The pre-Inca necropolis was built between 1200 and 1450. by the Kolla Culture.<br />The ancient inhabitants, the Hatuncolla, interred their nobles, chieftains and high priests in the funerary towers.<br /><br />The tallest of the towers reaches a height of 12 meters, and features a bas relief carving of a lizard on one of its highest stones. The back of the tower has fallen away, revealing a mound of earth protected by an inverted cone of close fitting building blocks. Older structures have a simpler form, but the plateau provides stunning views of the high lakes and ridges of Perus southern highlands.<br /><br />For more information about this touristic destination, please visit this page:<br />http://www.fertur-travel.com/puno_tours.html
