SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES
 
 
Chucuito, Inca Ullu phallic stones
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
 

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