The City Tour in Puno, capital of the department of the same name, located on the shores of Lake Titicaca, at an average altitude of 3,812 meters above sea level, and it is the most important urban center of the Peruvian highlands, with an approximate population of 120,000 inhabitants.
The City Tour in Puno will allow us to know the main buildings of the city, as well as the Cerro Huajsapata located west of the city where we will find the monument to Manco Cápac. And we can appreciate a panoramic view of the city of Puno and Lake Titicaca.
We will visit:
- The Cathedral of Puno
- The balcony of Count Lemos
- The Dreyel Municipal museum
- The Deustua Arch
- The Huajsapata hill
Itinerary:
To start the City Tour in Puno, the guide will pick you up from your hotel in Puno along with the tourist bus driver who will transport us to the different places to visit.
The first stop of the Tour in Puno will be in the Plaza de Armas and the most important attraction is the Cathedral of Puno, classified as the best finished expression of the mestizo architectural current of the 18th century and that according to history the construction of this architectural complex began in the 18th century and concluded 100 years later in 1757.
The Dreyer Museum, a charming house that was owned by the admirable German painter Carlos Dreyer, is now a museum in which different archaeological pieces such as ceramics, textiles, among others from pre-Inca cultures are exhibited. The Inca mummies discovered in Sillustani by Arturo Ruiz in 1971 stand out, but the most attractive thing about the place is the so-called “Sillustani Gold” which consists of 1280 pieces, 501 being gold, which is why it is believed that they were part of an important character buried in the Chullpa del Lagarto place where he was found.
To continue our Tour in Puno, we will visit the Deustua Arch is a carved stone arch with 2 roundabouts that was ordered to be built in 1847 in homage to the Peruvians who fought in the battles of Junín and Ayacucho, year in which Alejandro Deustua was prefect of Puno, hence the name. From here you have a beautiful view of the city and the entire bay.
El Mirador del Inca, located on the Huajsapata hill, behind the Cathedral, from where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the entire city and the imposing Lake Titicaca, there are also in the west of the city the viewpoint of the condor and in the north the viewpoint of the puma.
The last stop of the Tour in Puno is the Yavarí Ship, which is currently a museum ship, which was built in England and in the year 1862 was transported in pieces to Arica, from there they had to move it to Tacna by train, finally from Tacna to Puno on mules crossing the Andes over 4500 meters above sea level It has a peculiar characteristic, its engine is the oldest in the world that could still work (of its kind), for this detail it is inscribed in the World Guinness Record book.
Included:
- All Transfers
- Professional Guide Spanish or English
- All entrance to the places to visit
Not included:
- Domestic flights
- Personal expenses
- Tips
Recommendations:
- Bring a jacket with you.
- Caps, hats and sunscreen.
- Comfortable walking shoes.