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The necropolis of Sillustani is located on a promontory in the Umayo lagoon not far from Juliaca and Puno.
Aymara woman admiring view from Isla del Sol (Island Of The Sun), Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Isla del Sol is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It is part of the modern Plurinational State of Bolivia. Geographically, the terrain is harsh; it is a rocky, hilly island. There are no motor vehicles or paved roads on the island. The main economic activity of the approximately 800 families on the island is farming, with fishing and tourism augmenting the subsistence economy. Of the several villages, Yumani and Cha'llapampa are the largest.There are over 80 ruins on the island. Most of these date to the Inca period circa the 15h century AD. Archaeologists have discovered evidence that people lived on the island as far back as the third millennium BCE. Many hills on the island contain agricultural terraces, which adapt steep and rocky terrain to agriculture. Among the ruins on the island are the Sacred Rock, a labyrinth-like building called Chicana, Kasa Pata, and Pilco Kaima. In the religion of the Incas, it was believed that the sun god was born here.
A view of Umayo lagoon from Sillustani Cemetery, Hatuncolla, Puno Region, Peru,
The burial grounds of a pre-incan culture at Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru
sunset on the shore of lake Titicaca, Peru
Valley of Carpa and lake in Pachacoto idyllic landscape, south of Huaraz, near Pastoruri Glacier - Ancash Andes, Peru
Island with an attractive plateau in the middle of a lake next to vegetation with a sunny climate.
Famous arches on Lake Titicaca - Taquille Island
happy and relaxed latin woman with arms up on vacation on the isla del sol on the shores of lake titicaca in bolivia
Aymara woman admiring view from Isla del Sol (Island Of The Sun), Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Isla del Sol is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It is part of the modern Plurinational State of Bolivia. Geographically, the terrain is harsh; it is a rocky, hilly island. There are no motor vehicles or paved roads on the island. The main economic activity of the approximately 800 families on the island is farming, with fishing and tourism augmenting the subsistence economy. Of the several villages, Yumani and Cha'llapampa are the largest.There are over 80 ruins on the island. Most of these date to the Inca period circa the 15h century AD. Archaeologists have discovered evidence that people lived on the island as far back as the third millennium BCE. Many hills on the island contain agricultural terraces, which adapt steep and rocky terrain to agriculture. Among the ruins on the island are the Sacred Rock, a labyrinth-like building called Chicana, Kasa Pata, and Pilco Kaima. In the religion of the Incas, it was believed that the sun god was born here.
Lake Umayo near Sillustani ruins, Peru
Beautiful countryside landscape of the highlands in Scotland
On our way from Cusco to Ollantaytambo
Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan
Panoramic shot of the old Inca cemetery near Cusco
Beautiful Anatolian valley view with cloud sky
Sillustani, Peru - May 22 2010: The Lake Umayo. - Sillustani is a pre-Incan cemetery on the shores of Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru. The tombs, which are built above ground in tower-like structures called chullpas, are the vestiges of the Qulla people, who are Aymara conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century.
Lake Titicaca, view from Taquile Island, on background Peruvian shore. The lake is located at the northern end of the endorheic Altiplano basin high in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. The western part of the lake lies within the Puno Region of Peru, and the eastern side is located in the Bolivian La Paz Department.The lake is composed of two nearly separate sub-basins that are connected by the Strait of Tiquina which is 800 m (2,620 ft) across at the narrowest point. The larger sub-basin, Lago Grande (also called Lago Chucuito) has a mean depth of 135 m (443 ft) and a maximum depth of 284 m (932 ft). The smaller sub-basin, Winaymarka (also called Lago Pequeno, \
A view of Sillustani Cemetery, Hatuncolla, Puno Region, Peru,
Aerial view of coast
Hills on the Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) and the lake Titicaca, Copacabana, Bolivia.
Lake Umayo near Puno in Peru
Beautiful mountain color and silhouettes during sunset time in Torres del Paine
Scenic photo of rugged terrain in Peruvian Andes.
Hiker at Nemrut Lake in Turkey
The shores of the Titicaca Lake with the mountains of the Cordillera Real in the background, Bolivia
A picturesque panorama of the coast of lake Lagunillas, photographed in the early morning, when the night frost has not melted on the coastal grass and bushes.
Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan
Subject: The ancient Inca burial ruin in Sullustani with Lago Umayo in the background
Lake Van shore in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey.
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