Puno

The department of Puno is one of the 24 departments of the Peru.

It is located in the plateau of the Collao, the highest in the Andes of South America. He/she has a plane relief, in an altitude of almost 4.000 msnm. Lima to the north conMadre of God; to the east with Bolivia; to the south with Tacna; to the west with Moquegua, Arequipa and Cusco. Their aspect is that of an immense plain covered with grasses or pajonales in whose horizon some snowy ones emerge.

The Department of Puno is compound for the following counties: Puno, Azángaro, Carabaya,Chucuito, The Collao, Huancané, Lampa, Melgar,Moho, San Antonio of Putina, San Román,Sandia, Yunguyo.

Climate:

The climate is cold and dry semi, the temperature averages yearly it is of 9ºC, going down in winter to 3ºC; it is tempered in the day and frigid in the nights. The season of pluvial precipitations of November to March and dry season of April to October.

Limit:

• For the North with the Region Mother of God
• For the This with Bolivia
• For the South with Tacna and Bolivia
• For the West with Cusco, Arequipa and Moquegua

Highways

• Puno / Lima 1,540.61 km.
• Puno / Puerto Maldonado 621.47 km.
• Puno / Desaguadero / La Paz
• Puno / Moquegua / Tacna
• Puno / Cusco 388.98 km.
• Puno / Arequipa 573.71

Railroad of the South

• Cusco / Juliaca / Puno
• Puno / Juliaca / Arequipa (solo charter)

Air:

Flights regular newspapers from and toward the airport of the city of Juliaca, with the cities of Lima, Arequipa and Cusco.

Lacustrine:

He/she is carried out by means of the Lake Titicaca through the ports of Puno, Juli, Pomata, Yunguyo, Zepita, Drain, Arapa and Huiñaimarca.