Kuntur Amaya

Kuntur Amaya is an archaeological necropolis in Bolivia's La Paz Department, Aroma Province, Umala Municipality, near Wayllani. The site features chullpas—cylindrical stone tower tombs used by Aymara-speaking peoples for communal burial practices dating to 1000-1500 AD. It was declared a National Monument on December 12, 2006, preserving these pre-Columbian Andean mortuary structures that reflect ancient social and religious traditions.

TypeNecropolis/tombs complex
Period1000 - 1500 AD
CountryBolivia
Coordinates17.3249° S, 68.0972° W

Related resources

More sites in Bolivia

Jach'a Phasa · Qhunqhu Wankani · Archaeological site Puma Punku · Tiwanaku · Gate of the Sun · Chiripa Archaeological site · Pachat'aqa · Iñaq Uyu · Isla del Sol · Pillkukayna · Inka Raqay · Iskanwaya · Inka Murata · Inkachaka · Llanos de Moxos (archaeology) · Laqaya · El Fuerte de Samaipata

All sites in Bolivia

Was this page useful?

Keep exploring

Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.

3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search