Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Around Juliaca
LAMPA
051 / POP 1655 / ELEV 3860
This charming little town, 36km northwest of Juliaca, is known as La Ciudad Rosada (the
Pink City) for its dusty, pink-colored buildings. A significant commercial center in coloni-
al days, it still shows a strong Spanish influence. It's an excellent place to kill a few hours
before flying out of Juliaca, or to spend a quiet night.
STRANGEST SIGHTS
Even if you don't believe in tales of alien colonies and strange sightings, Lake Titicaca has no shortage of the sur-
real.
» Islands made of reeds (
Click here
)
» Michaelangelo's
Pietà
faked (
Click here
)
» An age-old tradition of edible clay (
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)
» Enormous stone phalluses (
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)
Sights
Iglesia de Santiago Apostol
(tour S10; 9am-12:30pm, 2-4pm)
Well worth seeing and the pride of locals, this beau-
tifully constructed lime-mortar church is rife with fascinating features. Among other
things, a life-sized sculpture of the Last Supper; a model of Santiago (St James) atop a
real stuffed horse, returning from the dead to trample the Moors; creepy catacombs; secret
tunnels; and a huge domed tomb topped by a wonderful copy of Michelangelo's
Pietà.
It's
also lined with hundreds of skeletons arranged in a ghoulishly decorative, skull-and-cross-
bones pattern. It truly has to be seen to be believed. Excellent Spanish-speaking guides are
on hand daily.
CHURCH
Museo Kampac
MUSEUM
