The excursion begins with the pick up from the hotel from 1:45 pm to 2:00 pm from their respective hotels (city center), main square, and then go to the Sillustani funeral towers, the trip lasts approx. 45 minutes.
A visit of 1h 30m. To contemplate and admire the great necropolis of funerary towers, the largest in Peru built from volcanic stone, towers up to 12 meters high where they buried their KOLLAS leaders with all their attire, utensils and instruments that they used in life of gold and silver to demonstrate their belief in eternal life, that is why it was called the house of the dead, a place chosen by many cultures such as the KOLLAS, LUPACAS, TIHUANACO AND THE INKAS for the rest of the spirits on the SILLUSTANI peninsula surrounded by the Umayo lagoon, excellent place to see the sunset in the Andes at 4000 meters above sea level. where there are also figures such as the head of the puma, the image of the lizard and snake in high relief and its temple "INTI WATANA" on the way back to Puno you can visit a typical house of the area.
Description | APPROX. HOURS |
Pick up from hotels | 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm |
Bus departure to Sillustani | 2:10 pm |
Arrival and visit of the archaeological complex | 2:55 pm |
Visit family home on the route | 2:55 pm |
Arrival and transfer to your hotels | 5:15 pm |
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