Country Info
- Lima
- Capital
- Nuevo Sol (PEN)
- Currency
- 27,483,864
- Population
- PE
- Country Code
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Top Hotels in Puno
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Libertador Hotel Puno
168 reviews -
Sonesta Posada Del Inca Puno
124 reviews
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La Hacienda Puno Hotel
63 reviews -
Hotel Jose Antonio Puno
17 reviews
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Casa Andina Tikarani Puno
78 reviews
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Quelqatani Puno
111 reviews -
Plaza Mayor Hotel Puno
31 reviews
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Sol Plaza Puno
56 reviews
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El Buho Puno
34 reviews
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Casa Andina - Private Collection Puno
252 reviews
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Casa Andina Plaza Puno
2 reviews
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Casona Plaza Puno
53 reviews
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Eco Inn Puno
38 reviews
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Hotel And Spa Taypikala Puno
14 reviews
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Sillustani Puno
13 reviews
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Hotel Italia Puno
11 reviews
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Casa Andina Private Collection Isla Suasi Puno
100 reviews -
Royal Inn Hotel Puno
29 reviews
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Hostal San Carlos Puno
2 reviews -
Hotel El Lago Puno
3 reviews
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Puno Plaza Hotel
2 reviews
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Hotel Embajador Puno
5 reviews
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Hostal Helena Inn Puno
9 reviews
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Hotel Europa Puno
8 reviews
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Hotel Ferrocarril Puno
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Santa Maria Hotel Puno
10 reviews
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Intiqa Hotel Puno
94 reviews
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Hotel Presidente Puno
9 reviews
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Totorani Inn Puno
56 reviews
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Hotel Tambo Real Titikaka Puno
11 reviews
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Hostal San Antonio Puno
58 reviews
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Joya del Titicaca Puno
10 reviews -
Samana Wasi Puno
1 review
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Mosoq Inn Puno
176 reviews
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Conde De Lemos Puno
39 reviews
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Hotel Lago Sagrado Inn Puno
6 reviews
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Hotel Taypicala Lago Puno
2 reviews
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Colon Inn Puno
45 reviews
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Hotel Maria Angola Puno
12 reviews
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Travel Blogs from Puno, Peru
Building Friendships on Titicaca
This is a top pick! ... work well without really paying much attention to the tour schedule. We got up in the morning from our luxurious hotel in Puno, bags packed and knew we were headed to Lake Titicaca. When the tour guide arrived she looked in horror at the size ...
Off to Puno - barely...
This is a top pick! ... there was a yellow sign with a recognizable picture of a speed bump. Just as we were approaching the Bolivia/Peru border crossing (doing maybe 140km/85mph) I noticed a different sign on the side of the road...something about "velocidad" ...
dancing in the streets....
This is a top pick! It's been a good three days here in Puno, Peru. It's the festival of Candlemas, or here it's called the Virgin de la Candelaria Festival. Big religious festival...lots of walking the Virgin around on a platform and pouring flower petals all ...
Reed Islands
This is a top pick! ... ever visited". I´d agree, but would have to rank the Scarecrow Farm on Cape Breton Island as being even more bizarre. We arrived in Puno around 1pm. Thankfully we had a free afternoon. After being on the go for so long, I felt I just needed to take ...
Poncho Dancing
This is a top pick! ... much of their traditional culture. Their style of dress and their culture are quite a bit different than the rest of Peru. It´s amazing what isolationism can do to one´s culture. Wheezing and puffing and panting... we started our ascent up the ...
Islas Flotantes
This is a top pick! ... my finger on what it is about these Israeli girls that makes them look so different. We walk a few hundred metres into Peru. Following a tip from a sober Frenchman who had travelled for many years in South America, I have listed my occupation on the ...
Do you know the way to Puno?
This is a top pick! ... wouldn´t take long before I´d get up and abandon the herd. Arrived in Puno and was afforded a gorgeous view of Lake Titicaca with the surprisingly sprawling city of Puno in the foreground. Lastly on the agenda tonight, I believe it´s guinea pig ...
Puno and Lake Titicaca
This is a top pick! ... oh well.. nowhere is perfect I guess...hee We left Cusco bright an early for a 6 hour bus trip via Peru's highest point. So 6 hours to Puno which is close to the border of Bolivia and sits at the edge of Lake Titicaca, the world's ...
Puno to Pisco
This is a top pick! Overnight in Puno - best Hotel of the trip, on to Pisco Market and then further on to Ollantaytambo. Buffet lunch in a beautiful ...
time out for gratitude....
This is a top pick! Rattling through the Altiplano in this loosely connected bus. My IPOD is barely overtaking the volume of the shaking window but once again, I'm blissfully entertained by the magnificent scenery of the Andes, the fields of llamas and alpacas grazing ...
Circumnavigating the lake!
This is a top pick! ... massive and is a beautiful deep blue colour which is a great contrast to the snow covered mountains in the distance. Arrived in Puno early afternoon (clocks gone back an hour here we realised after a few hours!) and found a nice hotel for 35 Soles a ...
Journey's End
This is a top pick! ... to Moquegua as the second, but was much longer as it later branched east taking a flatter route before turning north to Puno. Another gradual uphill between Tacna and Moquegua We narrowed the options to the second and third, so headed out of ...
Last Day in Puno
This is a top pick! ... and Bev was kind of enough to treat me to an extravagant dinner at a restaurant that accepted credit cards. There are only 4 places in Peru that take plastic, so it's a big deal. I had a four course meal and Bev had a nice soup and Lasagna, the whole ...
Rock of the Puma
This is a top pick! ... at 281 m * 25 rivers, mostly from Peru, flow into the lake and a small outlet leaves the lake at Desaguadero on the Bolivia-Peru border, which is only 5% of the inflow with the rest lost in evaporation. * The lake is the remnant of a vast area of ...
Puno
This is a top pick! ... was stopping in Puno for a few hours, we decided to pay them a visit. We put our bags in the Tour Peru bus company office in Puno. From there, the company provided a mini bus to the port where we got a ferry to the islands. The floating ...
Floating Islands in Puno
This is a top pick! ... travel companion. The next leg of the trip was sure to be exciting. Quantifiable Summary Bus from Arequipa to Puno (Flores, 15 soles/$5, 5 hours) Sleep at Posada Real (15 soles/$5) Floating Islands/Amantani/Taquile tour, including everything (60 ...
Lake Titicaca - world´s highest lake - 23-27 Oct
This is a top pick! ... 2010 Today I am off to Lake Titicaca - the world´s highest lake at just under 4,000 metres I believe. I am visiting the Puno, Peru side but you can also go there via Boliva..which is apparently better? An overnight bus leaving Cusco at 10pm gets ...
The Islands of Lake Titicaca
This is a top pick! ... enjoying the views the mountain provided. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world and is shared by Peru and Bolivia. We left from Puno on the Peruvian side. There are a number of islands and the coast line is beautiful. It is all ...
Floating Isle of Uros
This is a top pick! Today we took a boat out to Uros Island, famous for being a floating island, built entirely out of reeds, which grow abundantly throughout Lake Titicaca. It was very interesting to see how these people lived, and still do today, with some islands ...
Crossed Legs and a Headache
This is a top pick! ... rest of the ride Rick wouldn't allow her to read her book or eat anything in case they thought her a fraud. Eventually arriving in Puno we quickly found a hotel and wandered off the find out why all the flags were at half mast. Turns out an ...
Lake Titicaca
This is a top pick! ... we were in Italy or some Mediterranean island, rather than in the middle of South America. From Isla Taquile we headed back to Puno arriving late afternoon. In the evening, as it was our last night in Peru, we pushed the boat out and went out ...
Postscript
This is a top pick! ... be found in Venezuela - at last he has found the heat which we found so elusive! He's from South Africa you know. Patagonia to Peru was an amazing experience for us both. It was so tough, but what a fantastic experience and a privilege to be able to ...
We´ll be back Bolivia - Hello Peru
This is a top pick! ... includes free drinks and lunch). We decided to do this instead of the overnight direct bus because we aren't actually seeing much of Peru, just Puno & Cusco, so this lets us see a bit more. We then booked a trip out to the Uros Reed Islands for ...
A trip across to the reed islands
This is a top pick! ... accommodation if you wanted to stay overnight. It was all pretty cool. We then sailed back to the mainland and had a walk around Puno. It's a really nice town actually and not just there for the Reed Islands. In the evening, we chilled in front of the ...
Small break at Titicaca Lake
This is a top pick! It wasn´t as cold. The flowting icelands are ...
More Stomach bugs and Floating Islands
This is a top pick! ... head out a day later ( she has now fully recoverd so don't worry Min). Eventually, after a very pretty journey we arrived at Puno although we did have to go through one of the most desolate and bleak looking cities in the world that is Juliaca. In Puno ...
Still exploring the fantastic lake
This is a top pick! ... of the terraces and the lake back to the boat managing to avoid buying any jewelery on the way down. Another 3 hours back to Puno before we left the lakeside and headed to the bus station to buy our tickets for Cusco tomorrow (half the price than ...
The Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca
This is a top pick! ... . Since the Inca times they have continued to survive on the lake by fishing, hunting birds and trading with the locals in Puno. The islands themselves are constructed out the the roots from Totora reeds. The uros build blocks from the roots, tied, ...