After an early morning of visiting the Uros islands of Lake Titicaca we drove up to the Peruvian ruins of Sillustani.
The ruins were incredible and carry a lot of history, but what really amazed me about this place were the views. Sillustani is actually situated on a peninsula and I’m pretty sure that we had just as much fun running around looking for the perfect spot for our next set of pictures.
Many of the chullpas, or the tower-like tombs at Sillustani, have been destroyed due to centuries of lightning and normal wear and tear; however, in normal Peruvian fashion the government is “resurrecting” many of ruins we saw today.
This trip has morphed into one of a lifetime with some of the greatest people I have met. I couldn’t ask for a better, or more fun group. We have been away from our families back home for a couple weeks now; however, we have gained many new family members here.
John Tyler is a second year graduate student in the Geography Department. He plans to pursue a career in Federal Drug Investigations specializing is the South American Continent. He is hoping this trip will help him to gain a more thorough knowledge of the culture within South America.
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