Sillustani

Sillustani is a tiny settlement some 40 km from Puno, in the Peruian Altiplano.

Understand

Hundreds of years ago, the ancient people from the Altiplano, that lived at the shore of the mystical Lake Titicaca, built a series of funeral towers to bury their kings and other important people of their regions. The Sillustani towers are perhaps the finest and the most perfect cylindrical constructions of ancient Peru, as such perfection can be found no where else in South America. A tour to Sillustani will give you a better view into the life of pre-Inca civilizations, and exploring the area, you can marvel with the great beauty of the Umayo Lagoon, which is located at the foot of Sillustani.

Get in

• No regular public transport, unless you want to walk the last 14.5 km from the Juliaca highway.
• Some taxi are waiting at the highway level, you could organize that they wait for you and bring you back to the highway.
• Dozens of agencies in Puno offer half-day trips, mostly leaving around 14:00 and returning around sunset. Going price is S/25-30 (soles), including entrance fee. 40 minutes. Most travel agencies offer the trip in the afternoon.
• You could also organize with a taxi in Puno (S/90 with one hour of waiting, S/100 with 2 hours of waiting.) Taking a taxi, give you the advantage of coming in the morning and seeing the wild guinea pigs.

See

• The ruins. Entrance fee S/15 adult, S/5 student, S/2 school child
• Wild guinea pigs
• Alpaca
• Bird watching
• On the way to Sillustani, you've got typical houses where you could experience local food (cheese, potatoes and clay)

Buy

Craft-work for sale

• Quite a few stalls sell handicraft similar to what is found in Puno.

Eat and drink

There is a restaurant, and a "café/bar".

Sleep

You could camp.