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Chullpas de Sillustani

An archeological area 34 km (21 ml) from the city of Puno. It is one the most important necropolis in the world. It stands at 4,000 m.a.s.l. (13,123 ft) in an esplanade surrounded by the beautiful Umayo lake. Built by the Collas, the chullpas are gigantic funerary monuments. They are quadrangular and circular edifications of over 12 mt (39 ft) high.


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This is a master dancer performing during a religious festival



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Vicuñas on its natural environment. It is said the peruvian Vicuña possesses the finest fibers that no other animal on earth can provide.




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