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Puno
Visited in December 2015
At a glance
- Country
- Peru
- Region
- Puno Province
- Population
- 128,637
- Type
- Capital city of Puno, Peru
- Coordinates
- 15.83°S, 70.01°W
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Overview
Puno (Aymara and Quechua: Punu) 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 (2017 census). The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro as capital of the province of Paucarcolla with the name San Juan Bautista de Puno.
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