Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tribunal del Inca (Intikala)
(admission B$5)
North of the cemetery on the southeastern outskirts of town is the sadly
neglected site of artificially sculpted boulders known as the Inca Tribunal. Its original pur-
pose is unknown, but there are several carved stones with
asientos
(seats), basins and
hornecinos
(niches), which probably once contained idols.
RUIN
Kusijata & Baño del Inca
(admission B$10)
A 3km walk northeast along the shoreline from the end of Calles Junín
or Hugo Ballivián leads to the community of Kusijata, where there's a former colonial
hacienda housing a small, dusty (read untouched) archaeological display. If you can see in
the semi-dark - there's no electricity - seek out the long-deceased mummified corpse
(chullpa)
sitting in an upright fetal position, as he was buried. If no one is at the entrance,
simply ask around. You can also enter the now-unkempt gardens where there's a pre-
Columbian irrigation channel, originally used to access the subterranean water supply.
Head past the first gushing pipe and follow the path to the carved-stone
Baño del Inca
(Inca Bath), the origins and meaning of which are a little unclear.
MUSEUM, RUIN
Museo del Poncho
(
www.museodelponcho.org
;
Baptista near Costañera; admission B$15; 10:30am-5pm
Mon-Sat, 10:30am-3pm Sun)
A visit to the Museo del Poncho will help you unravel the
mysteries of the regional textiles (pun intended). The exhibits, spread over two floors,
give a clear insight into the origins and meanings of the poncho and its associated crafts.
Labels are in both English and Spanish. Hours are irregular.
MUSEUM
MUSEUM
Museo Taypi
(Hotel Rosario del Lago, Paredes near Costañera)
Museo Taypi is a small, privately run
cultural museum within the grounds of Hotel Rosario with a small but lovely collection of
antiquities and cultural displays on the region. Here you'll also find Jalsuri, a fair-trade
craft shop selling quality
artesanía
.
