Puno · Peru Capital
In the destination Puno and Lake Titicaca.
In the photo: Puno and the bay of Lake Titicaca.
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The city
Puno is on the western shore of Lake Titicaca, at about 3,800 meters, and is the starting point for the Uros, Taquile and Amantaní floating islands. The city has the Plaza de Armas with the stone Cathedral, shopping streets and viewpoints over the bay. Known as the capital of Peruvian folklore, it hosts the Fiesta de la Candelaria in February, with thousands of dancers.
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The local experience
The sacred lake of the Andes, at about 3,810 m, with over 8,000 km² divided between Peru and Bolivia. Boats from Puno go to the islands and to the Reserva Nacional del Titicaca, with its totora reed beds.
Artificial islands made of layers of totora in the Bay of Puno, about 30 minutes by boat from the port, inhabited by Uros families who live from fishing, handicrafts and tourism.
Stone island on Lake Titicaca, about 35 km from Puno, with a Quechua community known for its textile art, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Inca terraces and views of the Cordillera Real.
The largest Peruvian island in Lake Titicaca, with Quechua communities that host visitors in their homes and with the temples of Pachatata and Pachamama on the two summits, from where you can watch the sunset over the lake.
Stone funerary towers, the chullpas, of the Qulla culture and the Incas, on a peninsula above the Umayo lagoon, 34 km from Puno. The tallest exceeds 12 m.
The Baroque stone cathedral on Puno's Plaza de Armas, completed in 1757, with a carved facade in the mestizo style, mermaids and Andean motifs, and a sober interior.
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