Sillustani - Peru
In April-May 2004 we had our third around-the-world trip. In 54 days we travelled to Auckland, Tahiti, Easter Island,
Santiago, Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Sillustani, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Cusco, Sacsayhuman, Tambomachay, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes,
Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Posada Amazonas, Ica, Nazca, Paracas, Ballestas Islands, Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Itaipu Dam,
Rio de Janeiro, London, St. Petersburg and Singapore.
We had a 45-minute flight from Arequipa to Juliaca where our guide, Mario, picked us up and took us to the Sillustani ruins
on the way to Puno and Lake Titicaca.
These are pre-Inca ruins.
These tombs or chullpas, with circular towers made of large stones blocks,
were a cemetery for the religious leaders of the Tiawanaca culture almost 2000 years ago.
We visited a local peasant farmer's property.
The women spun the wool and the men did the knitting and weaving.
The cute little guinea pig house.
In April-May 2004 we had our third around-the-world trip. In 54 days we travelled to Auckland, Tahiti, Easter Island,
Santiago, Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, Sillustani, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Cusco, Sacsayhuman, Tambomachay, Machu Picchu, Aguas Calientes,
Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, Posada Amazonas, Ica, Nazca, Paracas, Ballestas Islands, Buenos Aires, Iguazu Falls, Itaipu Dam,
Rio de Janeiro, London, St. Petersburg and Singapore.
We had a 45-minute flight from Arequipa to Juliaca where our guide, Mario, picked us up and took us to the Sillustani ruins
on the way to Puno and Lake Titicaca.
These are pre-Inca ruins.
These tombs or chullpas, with circular towers made of large stones blocks,
were a cemetery for the religious leaders of the Tiawanaca culture almost 2000 years ago.
We visited a local peasant farmer's property.
The women spun the wool and the men did the knitting and weaving.
The cute little guinea pig house.
