Puno, Peru
"The department of Puno is located in the south eastern region of the country. It has a rough topography with most of its cities located in the Sierra. It limits to the north with Madre de Dios, to the south with Tacna, to the east with Bolivia, and to the west with Cusco, Arequipa and Moquegua.

Puno has an extension of 72,382 km² (27,947 sq ml) and a population of over 1'000,000 people.

The weather is cold and dry, with an annual average temperature of 9°C (48°F), going down to 3°C (37°F) during the winter."

Principales Attractiones Touristiques de la ville de Puno, Peru
"La place principale de Puno, construite avec la cathédrale sur l'emplacement de l'ancien " Enclos du Diable ". Son dessin original date d'après la venue du Vice-Roi du Pérou, le Comte de Lemos, mais la place a subi de nombreuses modifications ultérieures. Jusqu'en 1925, au centre de la place on trouvait une fontaine circulaire en bronze qui fut changée à l'époque, à l'initiative d'un comité de femmes de Puno, pour le monument au Colonel Francisco Bolognesi, héros de Arica (Guerre avec le Chili)."

The main plaza and cathedral of Puno was constructed on the ancient Devil's Site after the arrival of the Count of Lemos, the Viceroy of Peru, and has since undergone many exterior alterations.

Up to 1925, there was a bronze, circular fountain in the plaza, but this was removed, by an initiative of the Ladies Society of Puno, in favor of a monument to Colonel Francisco Bolognesi and the heroes of the Battle of Arica in the War with Chile. (loosely translated by your guide)

Atractivos Turísticos Fuera de la Ciudad
"El lago Titicaca: Es el lago navegable más alto del mundo, a 3,803.3 m.s.n.m , posee una superficie aproximada de 8,100 km2 y longitud de 194 kms., su ancho promedio de 65 kms. Este lago alberga una extraordinaria fauna compuesta por panhuanos, patos, peces como el suche, capache y la trucha. Entre su flora encontramos la totora, que no sólo se usa de alimento sino también como material de construcción para casas, balsas, etc."

Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world at 3803 m. It covers approximately 8100 square meters and is 194 km long, 65 km wide. The lake is host to an extraordinary wildlife of panhuanos, ducks, fish such as suche, capache and trout. Among the flora, the tortora reed is used not only for nutrition, but for building homes, rafts, etc. (loosely translated by your guide)

"The Chulpas de Sillustani are funerary monuments apparently built by the local Cholla people in the 15th Century, and a very nice place they found for it too. The most arresting edifices are over 12m high and shaped like plant pots (flared towards the top), and the stonework is at least equal in its quality, perfection and scale to that of the Incas. There are also many other towers of natural unfinished stone scattered around the site, as well as the odd square tower, painted towers, and some low circular walled areas thought to have some ceremonial significance. It was gratifying to be the only one there (apart from hundreds of wild guinea pigs), especially as two or three tourist minibuses from Puno arrived just as I was leaving. "

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