Golden Cusco Machupicchu :·:·.:· Puno Peru, Peru Vacations

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Puno

The city of Puno is located in southern Peru, capital of Puno and the region's main city of the border live in southern Peru. It is also known as the "Silver City" because of its Silver Mine, the richest in all of South America in his time. Located on the shores of majestic Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America for his baggage tourism, and for being the highest navigable lake in the world, clear waters and rich flora, which is also a port for transporting goods and passengers to various islands lake and the republic of Bolivia.

Tourism in the City

Cathedral: The cathedral was built in the seventeenth century and its front was sculpted by the Peruvian alarife Simon of Asto. This church is an example of baroque Spanish and includes elements that give the Andean monument mestizo character.

Balcon del Conde de Lemus: Built since the founding of the city, which is in this house stayed Viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernandez de Castro, X Conde de Lemos when he arrived in the area to quell a rebellion. Currently works at the place the cultural complex of the National Institute of Culture of the Puno region and has an art gallery.

Dreyer Municipal Museum: The museum contains pieces of pottery, jewellery, textiles and sculptures lithic pre Inca and Inca. Also, a collection coins and documents dating from the founding of the Spanish city of Puno.

Mirador Kuntur WasiArco Deustua: Built in carved stone, was erected by the people puneño in memory of those patriots who fought for the independence of Peru.

Cerro Huajsapata: Huajsapata, which means "witness of my love," is a natural viewpoint where you can contemplate the city and Lake Titicaca, at the top is a monument to Manco Capac, founder of the Inca Empire. It said that the hill there are caves in which run underground roads that connect Puno with the Koricancha temple in the city of Cusco.

Altar mayor of the Cathedral of Puno La Casa del Corregidor: Casona of XVII, where art exhibitions are held puneño. The place has a coffee bar, library, Internet and video club; cultural activities take place and provides information on rural tourism.

Mirador Kuntur Wasi: Kuntur Wasi means "house of the Condor" and offers an excellent view of Puno and Lake Titicaca, where he arrives by climbing a long stairway.

Puma Uta Mirador Park: The park has a memorial stone that represents a symbol of puma-viewpoint as an animal caretaker who is related to the protection of the Andes, and is built on a water source that symbolizes Lake Titicaca . There are various recreational areas.

Malecón Bay ecotourism of the Incas

This is a pedestrian mall with a beautiful view of the lake, where the sukankas or Intihuatana, whose main function was to serve as sundials. The pre-Inca cultures, moreover, used to pinpoint places where people would come and ceremonial acts of slaughter and also served to demarcate the land between the communities.

Puerto puneña

It is the first port that was installed in Lake Titicaca, which is here in times of war with Chile, the Peruvian Government, before the rebellion of puneños had to call the marine 3 warships to defend our Peruvian Lake, which now this port is the most implemented and allows cultural exchange between Bolivians and Peruvians.

Lake Titicaca

This lake is very important in Andean mythology because, according to legend, its waters emerged Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, sons of the Sun God and founders of the Inca Empire.

Peru and Bolivia share the sovereignty of this navigable lake, the world's highest (3810 m asl). It has an area of 8,559 sq km, a maximum depth of 283 meters and the average annual temperature of the water varies from October to May between 9 ° C (48 degrees F) and 11 ° C (52 degrees F) from June to September between -7 ° C (19 degrees F) and -10 ° C (14 degrees F). The lake is also in the temperate zone, because without their presence there would be no life at this stage.

On the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca there are several islands, including Amantaní, Taquile, Soto and Anapia (natural islands) and the Uros (artificial islands), each with different attractions. In the lakeside reeds growing, took refuge where various birds and fish as carachis, ispis, bogas, umantos, such (endangered), pejerreyes and trout, all these species are native and listed by their high nutritional value .

Floating Islands of Uros

The islands of the Uros (3810 m asl) are in the Bay of Puno and are approximately 20. Each is inhabited by about 3 to 10 families uroaymaras, who built their houses and roofs with mats of reeds, although there are some who have replaced their traditional calamina roofs. Among the highlights Tupiri main islands, Santa Maria, Tribuna, Toranipata, Chumi, Paradise, Kapi, Titina, Tinajero and Negron. The uros are called themselves kotsuña, "the village lake", and its origins go back to times before the Incas. They maintain the tradition of artisanal fisheries, especially carachi and silverside, as well as hunting wild birds. Men are skilled drivers rafts of reeds and women are skilled weavers. The cold and dry weather characteristic of the region is mitigated in the area thanks to the action of water bodies that are constantly evaporate.

Isla Amantani

Located at 3,817 m asl, Amantaní covers an area of about 9 km2. The flora of the place is characterized by the presence of plants such as shrubs muña, kantuta, sage, and tola patamuña. On the island inhabited by eight communities involved especially for growing potatoes, corn, goose, quinoa, beans and peas and its most representative craft is made up of the textiles and carved in stone.

Among its natural attractions highlights two viewpoints in the highest part, where you can appreciate the lake in its entirety, as well as some pre-Hispanic ruins, ceremonial centers and a cemetery of mummies.

Taquile Island

Its length is approximately 6 km2 and altitude between the port and people varies slightly from 3810 masl at 3950 m s.n.m. The maximum temperature is 23 º C (66 degrees F) and at least 7 º C (37 degrees F).

The vestiges of the island dating from pre-Inca times and can be seen at the top. During colonial times and until the early twentieth century, the place was used as a political prison, but since 1970 the island became the exclusive property of taquileños. Taquile is characterized by its friendly people, who retain their customs, traditions and clothing to the old style. Local people noted for its fine textiles and laborious with symmetrical motifs symbolic of strong colors, reflecting their lifestyle, their customs and their beliefs Andes.