Puno

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Puno is an important agricultural and livestock region; important livestock are llamas and alpacas, which graze on its immense plateaus and plains. Much of the city economy relies on the black market, fueled by cheap goods smuggled in from Bolivia. Puno is served by the Inca Manco Capac International Airport in nearby Juliaca.

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Puno is situated between the shores of Lake Titicaca and the mountains surrounding the city. There is less than two miles of flat land between the shores and the foothills, which has caused the growing city to continue to expand upwards onto the hillsides. As a result, the town's less developed and poorest areas, which are high on the hillsides, often have very steep streets, which are generally unpaved and cannot be accessed by automobile.

Up one of these streets is the Kuntur Wasi viewpoint, which has a large metal sculpture of a condor. There are some 700 steps to climb to reach the sculpture.

During the celebrations of the Feast of the "Virgen de la Candelaria" and the Regional Competition of Autochthonous Dances. Puno's access to Lake Titicaca is surrounded by 41 floating islands. To this day, the Uros people maintain and live on these man-made islands, depending on the lake for their survival, and are a large tourist destination. Dragon boat racing, an old tradition in Puno, is a very popular activity amongst tourists.

Puno is the first major hub in the constant migration of indigenous peoples of the Andes to the larger cities of Peru. It is the largest city in the Southern Altiplano and is the recipient of new residents from surrounding smaller agricultural communities of people seeking better opportunities for education and employment. As such, Puno is served by several small institutes of technology, education and other technical or junior college-type facilities. Additionally it is home to the Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno (UNAP), which was founded in 1856.

Puno features a subtropical highland climate (Cwb, according to the Köppen climate classification).

As Puno is located at such a high elevation, it experiences more extreme weather conditions than would be expected for its tropical latitude. The average annual temperature is about {{cvt|8.4|°C}},{{Cite web |title=Puno climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Puno weather averages - Climate-Data.org |url=https://en.climate-data.org/south-america/peru/puno/puno-1013/ |access-date=2021-12-25 |website=en.climate-data.org}} and the weather never gets overly warm. During the winter months from June to August, night-time temperatures usually drop below {{cvt|0|°C}}. At this high altitude, the rays of the sun are very strong. Most of the annual precipitation falls during the southern hemisphere summer, with the winter months being very dry.

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|Jan high C = 16.0

|Feb high C = 15.7

|Mar high C = 15.6

|Apr high C = 15.7

|May high C = 15.5

|Jun high C = 14.8

|Jul high C = 14.9

|Aug high C = 15.7

|Sep high C = 16.6

|Oct high C = 17.2

|Nov high C = 17.7

|Dec high C = 17.2

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|Jan mean C = 11.0

|Feb mean C = 10.8

|Mar mean C = 10.6

|Apr mean C = 9.9

|May mean C = 8.4

|Jun mean C = 7.2

|Jul mean C = 7.1

|Aug mean C = 8.1

|Sep mean C = 9.5

|Oct mean C = 10.0

|Nov mean C = 11.2

|Dec mean C = 11.4

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|Feb low C = 5.9

|Mar low C = 5.5

|Apr low C = 4.0

|May low C = 1.2

|Jun low C = -0.5

|Jul low C = -0.8

|Aug low C = 0.4

|Sep low C = 2.3

|Oct low C = 3.8

|Nov low C = 4.7

|Dec low C = 5.6

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|Jan precipitation mm = 158.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 144.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 116.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 50.8

|May precipitation mm = 7.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 3.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 3.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 9.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 23.5

|Oct precipitation mm = 44.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 40.0

|Dec precipitation mm = 87.6

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Music and dance are typical parts of the Puno folklore. The most important dances are the Wifala de Asillo, the Ichu Carnival, the Tuntuna, the Khashua de Capachica, the Machu-tusuj, the Kcajelo, and the Pandilla Puneña.{{cn|date=January 2023}}

File:Puno-PERU.jpg|Plaza de Armas.

File:Lago Titicaca, Puno, Perú, 2015-08-01, DD 13.JPG|Lake Titicaca as seen from the shore.

File:Amanecer en el lago Titicaca, Puno, Perú, 2015-08-01, DD 02.JPG|Sunrise in the Titicaca lake.

File:Puno cityscape.jpg|Puno and Titicaca lake.

File:Palacio de Justicia, Plaza Republicana, Puno, Perú, 2015-08-01, DD 52.JPG|Justice Palace.

File:Vista de Puno y el Titicaca, Perú, 2015-08-01, DD 61.JPG|View of Puno from the North.

File:Vista de Puno, Perú, 2015-08-01, DD 10.JPG|View of Puno from Titicaca Lake.

• Esteves (island)
• PeruRail
• Lake Titicaca rail ferry

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Category:Populated places in the Department of Puno

Category:Cities in Peru

Category:Populated places on Lake Titicaca

Category:Populated lakeshore places in Peru

Category:Regional capital cities in Peru

Category:Populated places in the Altiplano