Puno, Peru · Tradition
Pre-Columbian sacred sites in Puno, Peru
Explore 6 Pre-Columbian sacred places in Puno, Peru, with mapped locations and detailed site guides.
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Amantani, Pachatata & Pachamama
Part of Lake Titicaca
Santa Rosa, Puno, Peru
Amantani rises from Lake Titicaca with two peaks — Pachatata (Father Earth) and Pachamama (Mother Earth) — each crowned with pre-Inca temples that are opened only once a...
Aramu Muru
Ilave, Puno, Peru
On a volcanic hillside near Lake Titicaca, a T-shaped doorway 7 meters square is carved into solid rock—leading nowhere visible....
Chullpa Lagarto
Part of Sillustani
Sillustani, Puno, Peru
The Chullpa del Lagarto rises above the other funerary towers at Sillustani with the authority its builders intended....
Chullpas Sillustani
Part of Sillustani
Sillustani, Puno, Peru
On a peninsula jutting into Lake Umayo near Puno, ninety-one stone towers stand in various states of preservation — from intact cylinders to tumbled foundations....
Pukara, Templo Santa Isabel
Pukara, Puno, Peru
Long before the Inca, Pukara dominated the northern Lake Titicaca basin. Beginning around 1,800 BCE, this was the region's first large urban center, with a ceremonial...
Sillustani
Atuncolla, Puno, Peru
On a peninsula jutting into Lake Umayo, funeral towers rise against the altiplano sky....
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