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Detail of the entrance of one of the unique coloured or polychromatic burial towers or chulpas (chullpas) found in the Lauca river valley in the far west of Bolivia not far from the Chile border. They are thought to have been built between 1200-1300AD by the Carangas culture for dead chiefs and rulers (whose bodies would have probably been mummified) of the various tribes that inhabited the region at that time. Some have been restored with assistance from the World Monuments Fund. The colours are not painted onto the surface but the result of either using different coloured soils or mixing in mineral pigments into the mud bricks when they were made.

Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or publication in any form without prior written permission strictly prohibited.

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTS OF LATIN AMERICA AND OTHER COUNTRIES (INCLUDING USA, UK, SPAIN, PORTUGAL). Originally from the UK, I have spent most of the 21st century working leading expeditions, photographing and traveling throughout Latin America and have been based in La Paz, Bolivia since 2003. As well as South America my galleries contain a selection of images from a number of other countries across the globe that I have been privileged to visit over the years, whether for work, visiting family and friends or out of general curiosity. Fine Art America works with high quality printers and production centres in the USA, Canada, UK, Netherlands and Australia. Orders are automatically routed to your nearest manufacturing centre...