Chucuito
a settlement on the western side of Lake Titicaca has pre-Inca origins. An Inca
stone enclosure still stands beside the Catholic church and excavations and restoration
in 1970-72 by A.Ruiz Estrada revealed dozens of carved stones including some shaped
in the form of giant phalli. The place is known as Inca Ullu - ullu /uyu
meaning phallus. The noted Peruvian archaeologist, Federico Kauffman Doig
who supervised the restoration believes the phalli are pre Inca.
The
Catholic church and Inca walled enclosure
The
enclosure of Inca stonework
A
giant phallus or uyu with Inca stonework
A
giant phallus or uyu with Inca stonework
A
row of giant phalli - set in these positions in 1970/72
Rows
of mushroom- like stone objects set out in a restoration