Sillustani Chullpas and Umayo Lagoon - Puno

Sillustani
34 km /21 miles north of Puno (35 minutes by car)
This complex stands on the shore of Lake Umayo. It is famous for its chullpas, large circular fortified burial towers for the main leaders of the early villages of the Collao plateau. Some are 12 meters high (39 feet), and remarkable for their shape, thinner at the base and wider at the top. Close to the archeological complex is the site museum where different pieces from the Colla, Tiahuanuaco, and Inca cultures are preserved.

Llachon
74 km / 46 miles northeast of Puno, on the shores of Lake Titicaca (2 hours by car)
This community of around 1300 inhabitants still maintains its customs and native cultural manifestations, and its main activities are farming, cattle breeding, fishing, and handicraft. Llachon can be reached by motorboat from Puno harbor and from the Islands of Taquile and Amantani or by land from Puno or Juliaca. The place offers experimental tourism, living tourism, allowing visitors to stay with families of the community.
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