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Photography from Bolivia, Chile, Peru and elsewhere in South America.
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Funerary Towers or Chullpas

Burial or funerary towers called chullpas (the Aymara word for them, also seen as chullpares) were commonly built by the Aymara and other indigenous people who lived in the altiplano regions of Peru and Bolivia to bury their dead. The Incas also adopted the technique when they colonised the region. Chullpas were generally used for rulers, nobles and other important people. In the southern altiplano of Bolivia adobe (mud brick) chullpas are the most common. In the Lake Titicaca area and northern altiplano (which has a damper climate, and also in Peru) stone chullpas tend to predominate.

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Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa on hilltop under rock outcrop near Villa Mar, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa on hilltop under rock outcrop near Villa Mar, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa on hilltop under rock outcrop near Villa Mar, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa on hilltop under rock outcrop near Villa Mar, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa on hilltop under rock outcrop near Villa Mar, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa on hilltop under rock outcrop near Villa Mar, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa on hilltop under rock outcrop near Villa Mar, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa under rock outcrop at Jawincha, near San Pedro de Quemes, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Round stone chullpa under rock outcrop at Jawincha, near San Pedro de Quemes, Nor Lípez Province, Bolivia
Underground adobe tombs in Cueva del Diablo, Aguaquiza, Nor Lipez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Skulls and coca leaf offerings in Cueva del Diablo, Aguaquiza, Nor Lipez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Underground adobe tombs in Cueva del Diablo, Aguaquiza, Nor Lipez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Underground adobe tombs in Cueva del Diablo, Aguaquiza, Nor Lipez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Underground adobe tombs in Cueva del Diablo, Aguaquiza, Nor Lipez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Underground adobe tombs in Cueva del Diablo, Aguaquiza, Nor Lipez Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa, altiplano and hill / meseta with volcanic tuff deposits above sedimentary formations, Totacachi, Oruro Departm...
Adobe chullpa, altiplano and hill / meseta with volcanic tuff deposits above sedimentary formations, Totacachi, Oruro Departm...
Adobe chullpa, altiplano and hill / meseta with volcanic tuff deposits above sedimentary formations, Totacachi, Oruro Departm...
Adobe chullpa at Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas with remains of coloured patterns, Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Foundation stones of now collapsed chullpa and adobe chullpa at Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Foundation stones of now collapsed chullpa and adobe chullpa at Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa at Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas at Totacachi, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Ruined chullpa on side of Cerro Monterani hill, near Curahuara de Carangas, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Flowering cactus and ruined chullpa on side of Cerro Monterani hill, near Curahuara de Carangas, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Restored stone and adobe chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Restored stone and adobe chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Restored stone and adobe chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Restored stone and adobe chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Ruined stone and adobe chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Ruined stone and adobe chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Ruined stone and adobe chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Ruined stone and adobe chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Detail of stone and adobe construction of chullpa at Pumiri, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa on outskirts of Curahuara de Carangas, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa next to modern buildings on outskirts of Curahuara de Carangas, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa next to unfinished house on outskirts of Curahuara de Carangas, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa next to house in Curahuara de Carangas, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Children walking past adobe chullpa and house in Curahuara de Carangas, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpa at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpa at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpa at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpa at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpa at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpa at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Entrance of adobe chulpa with blood from rituals at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpa with geometric patterns around top at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpa with geometric patterns around top at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas at Kuntur Amaya / Condor Amaya / Huayllani, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa in Desaguadero River valley, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa in Desaguadero River valley, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa in Desaguadero River valley, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa in Desaguadero River valley, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Badly eroded adobe chullpa in Desaguadero River valley, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpas in Desaguadero River valley, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpas at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, totora reed beds in background, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, totora reed beds in background, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, totora reed beds in background, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, totora reed beds in background, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, totora reed beds in background, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpas at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, totora reed beds in background, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Fieldstone chullpa at Kala Uta near Quehuaya / Qiwaya, totora reed beds in background, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Adobe chullpa with geometric patterns in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
Coloured adobe chullpas in Rio Lauca valley, Poquintica volcano in background, Oruro Department, Bolivia
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