Puno

The department of Puno is located in the southeast area of Peru. In the shores of Titicaca Lake and over 12 555 feet above sea level. It has an uneven topography with the majority of cities located in the high areas of the sierra. It has 27 947 Sq miles and a population of a million of inhabitants.

Among the most important cities are: Juliaca, Azángaro, Huancané, Lampa and Yunguyo. The amazing Titicaca Lake which is the most navigable lake of the entire world with an area of 8,560 km2 and a maximum depth of 745 feet, the transparency of its waters is remarkable.

There are 36 islands and the most important are Taquile and Amantani.

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• Inka Trail 2 Days
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• Lares Machupicchu 4 Days
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• Choquequirao 8 Days
• Ausangate 5 Days

Puno

• Puno Full Days
• Titicaca Lake Tour 2 Days

Arequipa

• Arequipa Full Day
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Cusco Sacred City

Located in the south east of the Andes, Cusco is Peru's main tourist destination and one of the largest in America by the Incas call home and abode of the gods. " Cusco became the capital of one of the largest pre-Columbian empires: From Tahuantinsuyo. Its name in Quechua, Qosqo means "navel of the world," because it started a vast network of roads that connected nearly all of South America, from southern Colombia to northern Argentina. 

However, Cusco is also a mestizo and colonial city, with splendid temples and mansions that were built on foundations of stone and finely carved with a rich cuisine consists of dishes that combine a master of the Andean products such as corn, the potatoes and peppers with the pork and mutton introduced by the Spaniards. Land of great landscapes, rich history and fascinating geography, Cusco is, without doubt, a city that every traveler yearns to know.

Legend And History

Huatanay the river, on which stands the city of Cusco, was inhabited many centuries before the arrival of the Incas, it's just for your domain (1438-1532 AD.) That the region reaches its peak as an administrative, religious and military Prehispanic Peru. Its origins as a city is lost in the formation of myths and legends of the Inca Empire. 

One of the most popular and widely from chronic Gracilazo Inca de la Vega, is that the story of a mystic, Manco Capac and Mama Occllo that emerged from the waters of Lake Titicaca to found Cuzco and teach his people to cultivate the land. The city was divided into two sectors: a high or low or Hanan and Hurin, corresponding to the population both geographically and hierarchically residents. It also says that his first stroke was the shape of a puma with a falcon head. 

With the arrival of the Spaniards in 1533, many buildings were destroyed or prehispanic served as the basis for new buildings, building temples, monasteries and mansions, baroque and Renaissance style. Since then, Cusco became one of the most sublime expressions of the blending of America.

Location And Area

Cusco - Peru is located in the central and south eastern Peru, exactly in the western part of the river valley Watanay. The department has an area of 76.225 square kilometers, 5.9% of Peruvian territory (1'285, 215 Km ²). Cusco Province covers an area of 523 square kilometers. 

In Cusco there are three large units of land that can be read along the northwest and southeast direction of the department. These areas contain large territorial highlands and jungle, with boundaries defined only by an interpretation of general climatic and physiological variables, but are useful for understanding the great diversity of space cusqueño.

Limits

Bordered on the north to the jungles of Junín and Ucayali, in the south with Arequipa and Puno, on the east by the great plains of the Amazon Mother of God and to the west by the mountains of Apurimac and Ayacucho's jungle. At present, according to the regionalization process started in 1988, the department of Cusco has become a region.

Altitude

Cusco is located on approximately 3.350 m and is considered one of the highest in the world. 

Latitude and longitude:

The city is located 13 ° 30 '45 "south latitude and 71 ° 58' 33" West longitude from Greenwich.

Time

time in Peru is located 5 h after the GMT (Greenwich Meridian Time) and is similar to the EST (Eastern Standard Time) of the United States. Hours of reference: When in Peru is 12 noon in Santiago and Caracas are 13 hours in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires are 14 hours in the 12 hours New York, and Tokyo, the 2-hour next.

Weather

The climate is relatively cool cusqueño. The average annual temperature fluctuates between 10.3 ° C and 13 ° C (between 50.54 ° and 52.34 ° Fahrenheit). There is some uniformity in temperature between summer and winter. Usually it's cold at night and during the early morning hours increases the temperature until noon. On sunny days the temperature reaches 20 ° C 

Cusco is under the influence macro-climate of large air masses from the south eastern jungle, the highlands and even the distant region of Patagonia. The winds coming from the Peruvian-Bolivian Altiplano is rather cold and dry, like those from Patagonia, entering by the south east and which generally involve larger-scale climate events. 

On the other hand, the local winds that are generated in the valleys and plains have their function of distributing heat and humidity throughout the day. The winds of the southern forest involve huge masses of humid air, which are driven by winds from the east. 

The altitude in Cusco is located and its proximity to the equator produces a variety of climates in which there are two well defined: 

-The rainy season, which starts from November to March and from April. The measure of the annual precipitation ranges from 600 to 1000 mm. 

The dry-season in mid-April until October. During the month of June the temperature often drops to 5 ° or 7 ° C (23 ° or 19.4 ° F) and even can reach below zero.

Warm Weather (Wet And Dry)

Humid Climates:  Correspond to the lowland areas, both north, in the lower Urubamba, and to this department, at the entrance of the valley and Araz Pillcopata.

•  Precipitation: over 1,000 mm. per year 
• Temperature: 
• Maximum: about 30 ° 
• Medium: between 23 ° and 25 ° 
• Low: around 20 ° 

Dry Climates:

Warm and dry climate, however, occur in low yungas that appear in the form of cannons, the River Apurimac, southwest of the center and department. 

• Precipitation: less than 500 mm. per year 
• Temperature: 
• Maximum: 32 ° 
• Medium: between 17 ° and 18 ° 
• Minimum: 4.4 ° up 

Temperate Climate (Wet And Dry)

Climates of the inter-Andean valleys that dominate the central area of Cusco, where the difference in moisture is marked by the location on the slope. Ie, closeness to the east means more humidity, while the proximity to the West means more dryness. Temperate zones are of vital importance for the settlement of populations.

• Temperature: 
• Maximum: up to 29 ° 
• Medium: between 11 ° and 16 ° 
• Low: 7 ° and -4 ° 

Cold Weather (Wet And Dry)

Occur mainly in upland areas of the valleys in the punas and in the regions surrounding the glacier, ie in areas that are above 3,800 m.

• Temperature: 
• Maximum: 10 ° 
• Medium: varies according to altitude. 
• Low: Low 0 ° 

Moisture

In the lower section of the Valley of Cusco is an annual average humidity of 64%.