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Puno is a region
Regions of Peru

The regions of Peru are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its Peruvian War of Independence, Peru had been divided into department but faced the problem of an increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima....
 in southeastern Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It is bordered by Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 on the east, the Madre de Dios Region
Madre de Dios Region

Madre de Dios is a Political division of Peru#Current division in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian regions of Puno Region, Cusco Region and Ucayali Region....
 on the north, the Cusco
Cusco Region

Cusco is a regions of Peru in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios region and Puno Region regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apur?mac Region, Ayacucho Region and Jun?n Region regions on the west....
 and Arequipa
Arequipa Region

Arequipa is a region in southwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Ica Region, Ayacucho Region, Apur?mac Region and Cusco Region regions on the north; the Puno Region on the east; the Moquegua Region on the south; and the Pacific Ocean on the west....
 regions on the west, the Moquegua Region
Moquegua Region

Moquegua is a small department in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. The region's name is of Quechua language origin and means "quiet place"....
 on the southwest, and the Tacna Region
Tacna Region

Tacna is the southernmost Subdivisions of Peru in Peru. Its name originates from the Quechua language words taka and na , which would mean "a place to hit"....
 on the south. Its capital is the city of Puno
Puno

Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, at 3,860 m above sea level. It is also the capital and largest city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province....
, which is located on Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It sits 3,812 m above sea level making it one of the highest commercially navigable lakes in the world....
 in the geographical region known as the Altiplano
Altiplano

The Altiplano , in central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet....
 or high sierra.

Puno region is located in the Collao Plateau. The western part of Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It sits 3,812 m above sea level making it one of the highest commercially navigable lakes in the world....
, which is the world's highest navigable lake, is located in the region.






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Puno is a region
Regions of Peru

The regions of Peru are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its Peruvian War of Independence, Peru had been divided into department but faced the problem of an increasing centralization of political and economic power in its capital, Lima....
 in southeastern Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It is bordered by Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
 on the east, the Madre de Dios Region
Madre de Dios Region

Madre de Dios is a Political division of Peru#Current division in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian regions of Puno Region, Cusco Region and Ucayali Region....
 on the north, the Cusco
Cusco Region

Cusco is a regions of Peru in Peru. It is bordered by the Ucayali Region on the north; the Madre de Dios region and Puno Region regions on the east; the Arequipa Region on the south; and the Apur?mac Region, Ayacucho Region and Jun?n Region regions on the west....
 and Arequipa
Arequipa Region

Arequipa is a region in southwestern Peru. It is bordered by the Ica Region, Ayacucho Region, Apur?mac Region and Cusco Region regions on the north; the Puno Region on the east; the Moquegua Region on the south; and the Pacific Ocean on the west....
 regions on the west, the Moquegua Region
Moquegua Region

Moquegua is a small department in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. The region's name is of Quechua language origin and means "quiet place"....
 on the southwest, and the Tacna Region
Tacna Region

Tacna is the southernmost Subdivisions of Peru in Peru. Its name originates from the Quechua language words taka and na , which would mean "a place to hit"....
 on the south. Its capital is the city of Puno
Puno

Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, at 3,860 m above sea level. It is also the capital and largest city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province....
, which is located on Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It sits 3,812 m above sea level making it one of the highest commercially navigable lakes in the world....
 in the geographical region known as the Altiplano
Altiplano

The Altiplano , in central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet....
 or high sierra.

Geography

The Puno region is located in the Collao Plateau. The western part of Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It sits 3,812 m above sea level making it one of the highest commercially navigable lakes in the world....
, which is the world's highest navigable lake, is located in the region. The Andean
Andes

The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
 mountains make up 70% of the region's territory, and the rest is covered by the Amazon rainforest
Amazon Rainforest

The Amazon rainforest , also known as Amazonia, or the Amazon jungle, is a Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America....
.

The climate is cold and dry, with a four-month rain season. On the other hand, the climate of the rainforest is warm. The water resources are taken from the Lake Titicaca, 50 lagoons and more than 300 rivers. There is also an important potential in underground waters.

Tourism


Tourism
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
 is currently expanding in the Puno Region, with several tour operators and hotels ranging from low budget hostels to high-end hotels.

Political division


The region is divided into 13 provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 107 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). The provinces, with their capitals in parenthesis, are:

  • Azángaro
    Azángaro Province

    Az?ngaro Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru....
     (Azángaro
    Azángaro

    Az?ngaro is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Az?ngaro Province in the region Puno Region.The colonial church in Azangaro is known as the golden temple....
    )
  • Carabaya
    Carabaya Province

    Carabaya Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Macusani....
     (Macusani
    Macusani

    Macusani is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Carabaya Province in the region Puno Region.References...
    )
  • Chucuito
    Chucuito Province

    Chucuito Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Juli, Peru....
     (Juli)
  • El Collao
    El Collao Province

    El Collao Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Llave....
     (Ilave)
  • Huancané
    Huancané Province

    Huancan? Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Huancan?....
     (Huancané
    Huancané

    Huancan? is the Capital of the province of Huancan? Province in Peru. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca. The majority of Huancan?'s 7,000 residents speak the Aymara language....
    )
  • Lampa (Lampa
    Lampa, Puno

    Lampa is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Lampa Province in the region Puno Region.References...
    )
  • Melgar
    Melgar Province

    Melgar Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Ayaviri, Melgar....
     (Ayaviri
    Ayaviri, Melgar

    Ayaviri is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Melgar Province in the region Puno Region.References...
    )
  • Moho
    Moho Province

    Moho Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru....
     (Moho
    Moho, Peru

    Moho is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Moho Province in the region Puno Region.References...
    )
  • Puno
    Puno Province

    Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane Province, San Rom?n Province, El Collao Province and the Moquegua Region's province of General S?nchez Cerro Province....
     (Puno
    Puno

    Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake, at 3,860 m above sea level. It is also the capital and largest city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province....
    )
  • San Antonio de Putina
    San Antonio de Putina Province

    San Antonio de Putina Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru....
     (Putina
    PuTiNa

    Purohita Tirunarayana Narasimhachar is a playwright and poet of the Kannada language. He was born into an orthodox Brahmin family in Melkote, Mandya, so Sanskrit was an important part of his education and upbringing, as was English language, being the primary language of instruction at the time....
    )
  • Sandia
    Sandia Province

    Sandia Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia, Peru....
     (Sandia
    Sandia, Peru

    Sandia is a town in Southern Peru, capital of the province Sandia Province in the region Puno Region.References...
    )
  • San Román
    San Román Province

    San Rom?n is a province in the Puno Region of Peru. It borders the provinces of Lampa Province, Az?ngaro Province, Puno Province, Huancane Province, the Arequipa Province of the Arequipa Region and Moquegua Region's province of General S?nchez Cerro Province....
     (Juliaca
    Juliaca

    Juliaca is a city in the Puno Region, Peru. It is the region's largest city and capital of the San Rom?n province. Juliaca is on the Altiplano, 3825 meters above sea level....
    )
  • Yunguyo
    Yunguyo Province

    Yunguyo Province is a Provinces of Peru of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Yunguyo....
     (Yunguyo
    Yunguyo

    Yunguyo is a town in the Puno Region in southeastern Peru. It is the capital of Yunguyo Province and Yunguyo District. It has a population of 16,140 ....
    )


History

In ancient times, the Collao plateau was inhabited by Aymara
Aymara

The Aymara or Aimara are a native ethnic group in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America; about 2 million live in Bolivia, Peru and Norte Grande, Chile....
 groups (Collas, Zapanas, Kallahuayos and Lupacas). The Quechuas
Quechuas

Quechuas is the term used for several ethnic groups in South America that use a Quechua language , belonging to several ethnic groups in South America, above all in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina....
 came later.

According to chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Garcilaso de la Vega, was a Peruvian historian and writer who is recognized primarily for his contributions to Inca history, culture, and society....
, these ancient times coincide with the legend of Manco Capac
Manco Capac

In Inca mythology, Manco C?pac was the first king of the Kingdom of Cuzco. There are several versions of the story of the origin of Manco Capac....
 and Mama Ocllo
Mama Ocllo

In Inca mythology, Mama Ocllo was deified as a Mother Goddess and fertility goddess. In one legend she was a daughter of Inti and Mama Quilla, and in another the daughter of Viracocha and Mama Cocha....
, who emerged from the waters of Lake Titicaca to found the Inca Empire
Inca Empire

The Inca Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The administrative, political and military center of the empire was located in Cuzco in modern-day Peru....
.

The Aymara
Aymara

The Aymara or Aimara are a native ethnic group in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America; about 2 million live in Bolivia, Peru and Norte Grande, Chile....
 culture, also known as Putina, was the most important and influential pre-Hispanic
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 culture in the region.

During the Viceroyship, Puno was the obliged route for travelers going to Potosí
Potosi

Potos? or Potosi may refer to:*Bolivia** Potos?, a city, an important mining spot during the Spanish conquest*** Potosi , a German Flying P-Liner sailing ship named after this place...
, Bolivia
Bolivia

The Republic of Bolivia , named after Sim?n Bol?var, is a landlocked country in central South America. It is bordered by Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west....
. In 1668, viceroy Conde de Lemos established San Juan Bautista de Puno as the capital of the province of Paucarcolla. Later, it was called San Carlos de Puno, in honor of the ruling king, Charles II of Spain
Charles II of Spain

Charles II , was the last Habsburg Spain of Spain and the ruler of nearly all of Italy , the Spanish territories in the Southern Low Countries, and Spanish empire, stretching from Mexico to the Philippines....
.

In 1870, the railway route Arequipa
Arequipa

Arequipa is the capital of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 1,000,291 it is the List of 20 largest cities in Peru of the country....
-Puno was installed and navigation in Lake Titicaca started.

In 2007, a meteorite landed here, rupturing a natural deposit of arsenic, sickening the locals.

Current events


In March 2008, the regional President, Hernan Fuentes, declared that he seeks to push for the region's secession from Peru in order to establish an independent state. Fuentes has refused to help his local government organize a nationwide test for public sector teachers and promotes the cultivation of the coca leaf, often used to make cocaine. Peruvian Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo
Jorge Del Castillo

Jorge Alfonso Alejandro Del Castillo G?lvez is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Peru. He is also a member and current Secretary-General of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance....
 has stated that promoting the breakup of Peru was "an act of sedition."

Government officials allege Fuentes to be ideologically close to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Hugo Chávez

Hugo Rafael Ch?vez Fr?as is the current President of Venezuela. As the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Ch?vez promotes a political doctrine of participatory democracy, socialism and Latin American and Caribbean cooperation....
 and to Bolivian President Evo Morales
Evo Morales

Juan Evo Morales Ayma , popularly known as Evo , has been the President of Bolivia of Bolivia since 2006. He has been declared the country's first fully Indigenous peoples of the Americas head of state in the 470 years since the Spanish colonization of the Americas....
.