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Catedral de Puno.
Amantaní.
Chucuito.
Iglesia de Pucara.
Balsas de Totora, sobre el Lago Titicaca.
Capilla sobre la Isla de Taquile.
Habitantes de la Isla de Uros.
Chozas de los Uros.
Niños navegando sobre una balsa de totora.
Paseo por el Lago Titicaca.
Chullpas de Sillustani.
Vista de la isla de Uros.
Diablada Puneña.
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General information
Historical overlook
Mistic
Puno
(3 days / 2 nights)
General
Information
| Location |
The department of Puno is located in the south eastern region of the county on the Collao plateau, on the shore of Lake
Titicaca. |
| Area |
71,999 km2 |
| Capital |
Puno (3,827 masl) |
| Altitude |
820 masl (lanlacuni bajo) Lowest town. 4 725 masl (San Antonio de Esquilache) highest
town. |
| Average annual temperature |
8º C (19º C maximum and 2º C minimum). Rainy season: December to March. |
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Historical
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Puno was the birthplace of one of the most important pre-Inca cultures, the Tiahuanaco, the most advanced civilization of the ancient Aymara people, who left monumental ruins which continue to arouse wonder and admiration even
today.
Legend tells that the first Inca, Manco Cápac, and his wife Mama Ocllo, emerged from Lake Titicaca, and were entrusted by their father, the Sun God, to found the Inca Empire or Tawantinsuyo which was divided into four regions. One of such regions was Collasuyo, today Puno, which stretched across the Collao
plateau.
When the Spaniards arrived in Cusco in the mid-16th century, they found tremendous mineral wealth, especially gold and silver. In the 1 660s, a bloody internal struggles arose over the possession of the important Laikakota mine, one league from modern Puno, which forced the Viceroy, the Count of Lemos, to travel to the area to bring peace. His visit led to the creation, on November 4th, 1 668, of what is today the city of Puno.
There, Spanish priests eager to convert the indigenous population built beautiful churches which blended Christian styles with the imagination and skill of the local people into a new mestizo
style.
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Mistic
Puno
( 3 days / 2 nights )
| 1ST.DAY |
LIMA / JULIACA / PUNO / CHULLPAS SILLUSTANI |
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Departure from the Airport from Lima to the city of Juliaca. Reception and transfer at the hotel in Puno.
Accomodation.
In the afternoon, 3 hour excursion to the SILLUSTANI CHULLPAS 32 kilometres from the hotel arriving at the Temple Cemetery of Sillustani, where we will appreciate the Chullpas (funeral towers) of an architecture totally different the buildings of the Andean Region for its size and form. Its location is spectacular because it is on the shore of the little and quiet lagoon Umayo.
Return to the hotel. Lodging.
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| 2ND. DAY |
EXCURSION TO THE UROS'S FLOATING ISLAND |
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Continental Breakfast.
In the morning fascinating excursion over the TITICACA LAKE in which we will see the way of life in Uros´s town. The passengers will be taken to THE UROS ISLAND, a primitive town descendant of its legendary ancestors in a little embarkation. Due to its inability to adapt to the civilization the original Uros were extinguished centuries ago by the invading cultures. For this reason the people of this town live over a Floating Island built for themselves of a cane called "Totora" that grows near the Lake. Also, the "Totora" is used to build theirs huts and canoes the people of this town are capable fisherman and they are proud to have dominated the inured inhospitable waters of the Titicaca. We will continue to THE TAQUILE ISLAND which has a cultural richness. Great in it's textile art.
Return to the city and transfer at the hotel.
Lodging.
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| 3RD DAY |
PUNO / JULIACA / LIMA |
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Continental Breakfast.
Transfer of the Hotel to the Airport from Juliaca to take flight of return to the city from Lima.
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It is possible spend the night in the Island, House of the Isleños. |
| TOUR TAQUILE |
(Duration 10 hour aprox.). In the morning, going on an embarkation to the Island of great cultural richness and landscape, standing out in the textile art, being possessors of the most sophisticated techniques with rustic instruments in that they make their own clothes. They are refined and
varied.
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| TOUR AMANTANI |
(Duration 11 hour aprox.). We will arrive at the Amantani Island, famous for its rich earth, production and the landscape with much vegetation and a variety of flowers; in the tops of the mountains are the Temples of Pachatata and Pachamama.
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