These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks. Created by the pre-Incan Culla civilisation that thrived in the area surrounding the lake until around the 1500s, when the Inca destabilized their hold on the area, the ruins at Sillustani are most strikingly comprised of circular towers. These spires, known as “chullpas” were built out of large stacked blocks. Each tower was built to hold an extended (usually noble) family within its rounded walls.

The Tour to the Uros Floating Islands lasts approximately 03 hours, where we can enjoy painting landscapes with Titicaca lake throughout the day and ancestral culture stored for humanity expressed in the tissues and local customs of the islands of the lake appreciated during the ride & visit in the Islands of the Uros and the peasant community (Aimara), where we will serve the exquisite lunch based on ingredients from the region (Lunch Altiplánico). and finally we will return to the port of Puno. Where we will get our transport to continue our visit to sillustani and then back to Cusco.

RISING UP AROUND THE SHORE of Peru’s Lake Titicaca, the archaeological site known as Sillustani are the fascinating ruins of what may have once been a cylindrical necropolis.

Driving time from cusco to Puno during the Excursion about 6 hours.