Las Torres de Tilaco
Las Torres de Tilaco are ancient funerary towers located in the highlands of Pecario in the Las Cumbres region. Set amidst rugged mountains and fertile farmlands, these structures, built between the 9th and 10th centuries, are constructed from red bricks and volcanic stone, and exhibit an architectural style unique to this region. Initially believed to be the tombs of Guaruman people, recent findings have sparked debates about possible foreign origins.
Description
The towers are cylindrical, each about three meters tall, and are adorned with a unique design of three horizontal diamond shapes.
Orinese presence
In 2004, Auroran researcher Miguel Fanzesca discovered, inside one of the tomb, ancient Orinese coins of the Mikochi period, pierced with small holes and strung together as pendants on braided fiber cords. The presence of these coins led some scholars to hypothesize that part of an imperial fleet from Orioni had once been stranded on the shores of Pecario, and that the survivors buried their nobles in these distant highlands. The jewelry and the diamond symbols on the towers are seen as evidence of an attempt to preserve the traditions and identity of the shipwrecked travelers. No other traces of Orinese artifacts were found despite additional excavations in the following years.
Several scholars suggested that the presence of Orinese presence so far from their homeland could be connected to the legend of Empress Yomiro II’s lost fleet. Multiple studies are still ongoing as of 2024.
