Puno

Peru

Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the eponymous Puno Province and Puno Region; in 2017, it had a population of 135,288. The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernandez de Castro as capital of the province of Paucarcolla with the name San Juan Bautista de Puno. The name was later changed to San Carlos de Puno, in honor of king Charles II of Spain. Puno has several churches dating back from the colonial period; they were built to service the Spanish population and evangelize the Quechua people.

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Practical facts

Local time

UTC-5 · 1 h ahead of Costa Rica

Main language

Spanish

On the map

15.84° S, 70.02° W

Near Puno

• Copacabana · 106 km away
• Chivay · 171 km away
• Arequipa · 174 km away
• El Alto · 208 km away
• Cabanaconde · 211 km away
• La Paz · 216 km away

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