Puno
The department of Puno is one of the 24 departments of Peru.
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Puno
The department of Puno is one of the 24 departments of Peru.
Puno
It is located on the Collao plateau, the highest in the Andes of South America. It has a flat relief, at an altitude of almost 4,000 meters above sea level. It limits to the north with Madre de Dios; to the east with Bolivia; to the south with Tacna; to the west with Moquegua, Arequipa and Cusco. Its appearance is that of an immense plain covered with pastures or grasslands, in whose horizon some snowfalls emerge.
The Department of Puno is made up of the following provinces: Puno, Azángaro, Carabaya, Chucuito, El Collao, Huancané, Lampa, Melgar, Moho, San Antonio de Putina, San Román, Sandia, Yunguyo.
The department of Puno is one of the 24 departments of Peru.
Puno It is located on the Collao plateau, the highest in the Andes of South America. It has a flat relief, at an altitude of almost 4,000 meters above sea level. It limits to the north with Madre de Dios; to the east with Bolivia; to the south with Tacna; to the west with Moquegua, Arequipa and Cusco. Its appearance is that of an immense plain covered with pastures or grasslands, in whose horizon some snowfalls emerge.
The Department of Puno is made up of the following provinces: Puno, Azángaro, Carabaya, Chucuito, El Collao, Huancané, Lampa, Melgar, Moho, San Antonio de Putina, San Román, Sandia, Yunguyo.
By Peru Local Expert
