{"id":1100,"date":"2025-10-29T12:12:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perudestinations.com\/?page_id=1100"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:41:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:41:55","slug":"puno","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perudestinations.com\/nl\/puno\/","title":{"rendered":"PUNO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1100\" class=\"elementor elementor-1100\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b5938 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87b5938\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b7013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b7013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PUNO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab1818 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fab1818\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5a1fd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5a1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PUNO<\/strong><\/p><p>Altitude: 3,827 m<br \/>Climate: \u20135 to 18 \u00b0C | Cold, especially at night, dry from April to October<br \/>How to get there: Bus from Cusco (6\u20137 hours) or Arequipa (5 hours), or via Juliaca airport (1 hour from Puno)<\/p><p>Puno lies on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. The city itself is nothing spectacular, but it\u2019s the gateway to explore the lake and its islands.<\/p><p>The Uros Islands are the famous floating islands. Yes, they truly float. They\u2019re made entirely of totora (a plant that grows in the lake). The Uros people have lived there for centuries. Every so often they have to add new layers of totora because the lower layers decay. Walking on them feels strange, like walking on something spongey.<\/p><p>Taquile Island is another. The people of Taquile are famous for their textiles, declared a UNESCO Cultural Heritage. The men weave (yes, the men), and the designs have specific meanings based on colors and patterns. If a man wears a red cap with a white tassel, he is married. If he has a multicolored tassel, he\u2019s single. That\u2019s how they identify themselves.<\/p><p>Some agencies offer homestays on the islands, where you stay with a local family, eat with them, sleep in their houses. It\u2019s a powerful cultural experience, not a tourist hotel.<\/p><p>The lake itself is incredible. Deep blue, huge (shared with Bolivia), surrounded by mountains. The water is freezing. It\u2019s not for swimming unless you\u2019re extremely brave.<\/p><p>Practical tip: Puno is nearly 4,000 m altitude, so the altitude hits. Don\u2019t come straight from sea level \u2014 pass through Cusco or Arequipa first to acclimatize. Nights are very cold, bring good warm clothes. Soroche (altitude sickness) is real, take things slowly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUNO PUNO Altitude: 3,827 mClimate: \u20135 to 18 \u00b0C | Cold, especially at night, dry from April to OctoberHow to get there: Bus from Cusco (6\u20137 hours) or Arequipa (5 hours), or via Juliaca airport (1 hour from Puno) Puno lies on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. 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