city of Puno

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The city of Puno is a Peruvian urban center on the shores of Lake Titicaca, known as a cultural hub of the Andean highlands and a major site of traditional festivals and folklore.

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city of Puno canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional capital
capitalOf Puno Province
Puno Region
commonlySpokenLanguage Aymara
Quechua
continent South America
coordinateLatitude approximately −15.84
coordinateLongitude approximately −70.02
country Peru
culturalDesignation Folklore capital of Peru
demonym punena
puneno
economySector commerce
services
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 12556 feet
about 3827 metres
FiestaDeLaCandelariaStatus UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (national expression based in Puno)
foundedBy Viceroyalty of Peru authorities
linked to: Viceroyalty of Peru
foundedInCentury 17th century
governingBody Municipality of Puno
hasClimate cold semi-arid climate
hasPortOn Lake Titicaca
hasRelief high plateau terrain
hasReligiousTradition strong Catholic traditions
hasUniversity National University of the Altiplano
hostsEvent Fiesta de la Candelaria
isOnShoreOf Lake Titicaca
knownFor Andean folklore
folk dances
folk music
proximity to Uros floating islands
traditional festivals
locatedIn Puno Province
Puno Region
locatedInCountrySubdivision southern Peru
linked to: Southern Peru
locatedInMountainRange Andes
locatedInTimeZone Peru Time
locatedOn Lake Titicaca
nearestMajorAirport Inca Manco Cápac International Airport in Juliaca
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Altiplano
linked to: Altiplano plateau
population over 100000 inhabitants
touristAttraction historic churches and plazas
viewpoints over Lake Titicaca
transportConnection connected by road to Juliaca
utcOffset UTC−05:00

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Puno Province contains city of Puno
Juliaca hasNearbyAttraction city of Puno
Puno Bay adjacentTo city of Puno