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The Minister of Culture Alejandro Neyra participated virtually in the reopening of the Sillustani Archaeological Center in the Umayo Town Center Atuncolla district in Puno.The purpose is to reactivate the economic and tourist activity in this place and the enhancement of the Sillustani Archaeological Center guaranteeing the safety of local regional and national tourists in the face of the situation of the pandemic due to the new coronavirus COVID-19.The head of Culture expressed his joy for the reopening of the Sullastani Archaeological Complex Museum which is one of the most representative places of culture in Puno and for having the possibility of working together to keep the culture of our country alive.Archaeological sites such as Sillustani in the open air have all the biosecurity conditions to be able to visit them today and be able to get closer to the culture again it is very important that in Puno they have that possibility said Minister Neyra.The Sillustani Archaeological Complex is located 31 kilometers away from the city of Puno in the district of Atuncolla province and department of Puno occupying the esplanade and slopes of the peninsula located on the eastern shore of Laguna Umayo.The archaeological site presents Tiwanaku occupation 600 AD - 110 AD which is defined on the basis of scattered ceramic fragments but not in the Sillustani site itself but in the surroundings. Then the Umayo peninsula became the capital of the Qolla Kingdom 1100 - 1450 AD the most characteristic being the construction of chullpas. The chullpas are located at the top of a small hill. Among the most famous we find the chullpa del Lagarto named for the large stone blocks at the base. By archaeological investigations it has been determined that the chullpas had the function of tombs or mausoleums for individuals of high social status which were buried with their goods that they used in life and in some cases with people who would accompany them in the next life.In this reopening ceremony of the Archaeological Complex of Sillustani the regional governor of Puno Agustn Luque the representative of the Provincial Municipality of Puno Jos Calizaya the district mayor of Atuncolla Ceferino Flores Mayor of the Town Center of Umayo Erasmo Quispe the director of the Decentralized Cultural Directorate of Puno Yenny Zapana among other authorities.
