We were in southeastern Peru, on the road from Cusco to Manu National Park. Between the towns of Huancarani and Paucartambo, we came across the funeral towers of Ninamarca, a cemetery of the Lupaca pre-Inca culture of 1000-1400 AD. The people buried in the funeral towers, or chullpas, are believed to be Lupaca leaders who lived in the area.