🏛️Main Attractions
- ✓Lake Titicaca
- ✓Uros Floating Islands
- ✓Taquile Island
- ✓Silustani Ruins
- ✓Puno Cathedral
Puno
Puno
A highland city on Lake Titicaca, gateway to the floating islands of Uros
🌐Other Cities in Peru
Recommended Hotels in Puno
Hand-picked hotels and accommodations from Agoda (4 properties)
🏨Recommended Hotels
- ★Casa Andina Premium Puno
- ★Titilaka Lodge (luxury lakeside)
- ★Hotel Hacienda Puno
- ★Sonesta Hotel Posadas del Inca Lake Titicaca
🍜Restaurants & Food
•Mojsa Restaurant
$$Andean cuisine & lake trout
•La Casona Restaurant
$-$$Traditional Peruvian in colonial house
•Balcones de Puno
$$Local specialties with lake views
•Valeria Restaurant
$$International & Peruvian fusion
•Colors Restaurant
$-$$Pizza & international comfort food
🛍️ Shopping
- •Mercado Centralmarket
Local market with alpaca textiles, handicrafts, and traditional goods
- •Artisan Street Marketstreet market
Daily market along Lima street selling woven textiles and souvenirs
- •Plaza de Armas Shopsshopping area
Shops around main square selling alpaca products and local crafts
💡 Travel Tips
- • Altitude is 3,830m - highest of major tourist cities, allow 2-3 days acclimatization
- • Uros floating islands are tourist-focused - combine with Taquile for authentic experience
- • Nights are very cold year-round - bring warm layers even in summer
- • Train to Cusco is scenic but expensive - buses cheaper and overnight options available
- • Lake Titicaca is world's highest navigable lake at 3,812m elevation
🔗 Related Information
📋Quick Info
📅Best Season
May - September (dry season, clearer skies)
💰Daily Budget
$30-80/day
👥Popular With
Culture seekersNature loversPhotographersAdventurers
🗓️Recommended Stay
2-3 days
🌐Timezone
UTC-5
💬Local Language
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, limited English
💱Currency
PEN (Peruvian Sol)
📅Puno 3-Day Itinerary
Recommended plan for efficient sightseeing
Arrival & Acclimatization
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Morning
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Arrive in Puno (bus from Cusco or flight to Juliaca + transfer)
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Rest and acclimatize to 3,830m altitude—highest tourist city
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Morning
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Light walk around Plaza de Armas and Puno Cathedral
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Morning
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Try coca tea to help with altitude
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Morning
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