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Puno

Puno City

City Altiplano, Puno is a wealth of folklore and colorful costumes in each of its streets. While it is true that, when walking, you feel the almost 4,000 meters high in which it is located, especially Puno welcomes us with sympathy and affection.

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Climate:

Seasons Climate T min. (C) T max. (C) Humidity
Rayny Season (November - March) Rainy 2 20 50%
Dry Season (April - October) Dry -5 17 40%

Between April to October, at night the temperature drops considerably in the early hours of the morning the tempreratura up gradually until past noon.

Altitude:

destination altitude
Puno 3852 m.a.s.l.
sillustani 3820 m.a.s.l.
Pucara 3865 m.a.s.l.

The altitudes shown in the table are in meters above sea level (m.a.s.l.).

Population

According to the lastest report of the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).

destination Population
Puno City 137256 people
Puno Region 1377256 people

things to do:

Here are some suggestions about how to spend your time in Puno:

  • Have an unforgettable day navigating the highest lake in the world, Lake Titicaca.
  • You may know cute people by living a moment with the inhabitants of the area, on the floating islands of the Uros.
  • Know and experience life on the islands of Taquile and Amantani.
  • Admire the impressive number of temples in July, Little Rome of America.
  • Appreciate and photograph the city of Puno and Lake Titicaca Party from the viewpoint of Kuntur.

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Parks and Squars

Information about square and city parks Puno
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Temples

Puno's churches are unique in the sense of their membership. This saw their churches in their traditional dress differing from the other churches of Peru.
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Museums

Puno, predominantly Aymara city has museums of special interest for its stone pieces. Take advantage and take time to visit, do not disappoint.
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Archaeological Centers

Surrounded by the sublime landscape of the highlands of Puno archaeological sites are very important. Here Pucara culture flourished, Collas and the Incas
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Traditional Towns

Colorful and Full of customs, traditional villages of Puno are unique in their kind. Among which Juli and Pomata, be sure to visit
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Titicaca National Reserve

Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake on earth is the Titicaca, shared by Peru and Bolivia, natural beauty of incredible beauty.
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