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also made out of totora reeds. Taquile, Suasi, and
Amantaní are known for their kindness of their residents, their ancestral skill in weaving, their pre-Columbian constructions, and lovely countryside. The Titicaca National Reserve (36,180 hectares) protects extensive stretches of totora reeds and various species of plants and animals.
438:(800 A.D. – 1200 A.D.), who were the highest cultural expression of the Aymara people who established themselves in what is today Peru and Bolivia. The Incas took over these lands in the fifteenth century, and the Spanish, attracted by the mining industry developed there, left an important Colonial legacy throughout the entire area.
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The lake contains numerous islands whose inhabitants continue to live as their ancestors have in custom and tradition. The Uros an example of this; this people group lives on "floating islands" that they have artificially made entirely of totora reeds, and they navigate in their traditional boats
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The climate is cold and dry, with a four-month rain season. On the other hand, the climate of the rainforest is warm. The water resources are taken from the Lake
Titicaca, 50 lagoons and more than 300 rivers. There is also an important potential in underground waters.
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landed in the region, triggering a widespread illness amongst the locals. The exact cause of the illness is unknown, but is speculated to be a result of arsenic or other toxic chemicals that may have been released by the heat of impact.
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established San Juan
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Indigenous people are the majority in the Puno region. As of 2011, 41.4% of Puno's inhabitants speak
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45:Department in 13 provinces and 108 districts, Peru
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885:(26.93%). The Quechua variety spoken in Puno is
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544:The region is divided into 13 provinces (
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419:on the south. Its capital is the city of
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56:Departamento de Puno (
34:. For other uses, see
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877:(38.01%) followed by
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348:www.regionpuno.gob.pe
333:Percentage of Peru's
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214: • Governor
36:Puno (disambiguation)
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395:. It is bordered by
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27:Departments of Peru
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770:groups (Collas or
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1871:La Libertad
1627:La Libertad
1503:Chachapoyas
1436:inei.gob.pe
845:In 2007, a
799:Inca Empire
791:Manco Cápac
436:Tiahuanacos
168: /
62:Punu suyu (
18:Puno Region
1957:Categories
1916:San Martín
1876:Lambayeque
1722:San Martín
1637:Lambayeque
1488:Department
1422:2011-07-16
1397:References
1329:1,199,118
1216:San Román
1013:El Collao
795:Mama Ocllo
546:provincias
369:department
245:Population
209:Government
95:Uru people
81:Department
1836:Cajamarca
1718:Moyobamba
1557:Cajamarca
1553:Cajamarca
1416:Los Andes
1042:Huancane
984:Chucuito
955:Carabaya
926:Azángaro
905:Asháninka
895:Province
847:meteorite
715:does not
675:San Román
595:El Collao
554:distritos
550:provincia
461:does not
442:Geography
429:Altiplano
253:1,172,697
1896:Moquegua
1831:Ayacucho
1826:Arequipa
1821:Apurímac
1811:Amazonas
1748:Pucallpa
1682:Moquegua
1678:Moquegua
1633:Chiclayo
1623:Trujillo
1613:Huancayo
1547:Ayacucho
1543:Ayacucho
1537:Arequipa
1533:Arequipa
1527:Apurímac
1507:Amazonas
1439:Archived
1378:in Puno.
1320:417,397
1311:322,976
1308:455,816
1274:Yunguyo
1240:227,319
1231:139,850
1182:217,799
1008:119,280
950:128,905
929:104,456
912:Spanish
898:Quechua
840:Arequipa
810:Hispanic
780:Quechuas
609:Huancané
605:Huancané
585:Chucuito
579:Macusani
575:Carabaya
569:Azángaro
565:Azángaro
558:distrito
413:Moquegua
409:Arequipa
306:potatoes
97:next to
1941:Peru's
1931:Ucayali
1856:Huánuco
1752:Ucayali
1658:Iquitos
1597:Huánuco
1593:Huánuco
1523:Abancay
1391:Tourism
1367:Tourism
1360:100.00
1298:45,237
1289:14,177
1280:30,691
1269:58,297
1260:20,702
1248:31,399
1245:Sandia
1222:19,399
1219:67,746
1211:47,383
1202:14,328
1190:28,537
1187:Putina
1173:98,875
1164:57,716
1161:60,261
1153:26,447
1135:22,592
1124:70,392
1115:20,479
1103:49,655
1100:Melgar
1095:45,714
1086:11,357
1074:34,085
1066:66,182
1057:10,392
1048:35,249
1045:20,400
1037:77,567
1028:17,505
1019:59,347
999:31,964
990:86,305
979:68,596
970:10,385
958:57,703
941:23,759
901:Aymara
879:Spanish
875:Quechua
860:Quechua
821:Bolivia
778:). The
776:Lupacas
736:removed
721:sources
696:History
689:Yunguyo
685:Yunguyo
679:Juliaca
629:Ayaviri
482:removed
467:sources
397:Bolivia
389:Ucayali
367:) is a
344:Website
314:alpacas
224:present
199:Capital
181:Country
156:70°07′W
153:15°04′S
64:Quechua
58:Spanish
1926:Tumbes
1886:Loreto
1841:Callao
1816:Áncash
1742:Tumbes
1738:Tumbes
1662:Loreto
1648:Huacho
1567:Callao
1563:Callao
1517:Ancash
1513:Huaraz
1418:. Puno
1351:34.81
1342:26.93
1339:38.01
1326:1,153
1251:6,117
1193:4,439
1144:3,624
1071:Lampa
921:Total
883:Aymara
864:Aymara
817:Potosí
806:Aymara
768:Aymara
669:Sandia
665:Sandia
659:Putina
625:Melgar
522:Andean
393:Loreto
391:, and
373:region
318:llamas
302:Quinoa
293:PE-PUN
267:UBIGEO
222:(2023-
70:Aymara
1921:Tacna
1906:Piura
1901:Pasco
1866:Junín
1846:Cusco
1732:Tacna
1728:Tacna
1702:Piura
1698:Piura
1692:Pasco
1617:Junín
1577:Cuzco
1573:Cusco
1357:0.10
1354:0.06
1348:0.03
1345:0.05
1304:Total
1158:Puno
1129:Moho
772:Qolla
619:Lampa
615:Lampa
599:Ilave
417:Tacna
405:Cusco
381:Cuzco
310:sheep
1911:Puno
1881:Lima
1712:Puno
1708:Puno
1643:Lima
1492:Peru
1323:743
1317:392
1314:641
1277:252
1237:176
1179:166
1176:625
1167:119
1132:146
1106:163
1077:168
1022:116
1016:503
1005:127
993:170
987:673
961:426
947:172
938:136
932:364
804:The
793:and
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717:cite
649:Puno
645:Puno
639:Moho
635:Moho
589:Juli
465:any
463:cite
421:Puno
407:and
377:Peru
371:and
356:Puno
339:2.3%
316:and
283:0+51
232:Area
203:Puno
185:Peru
125:Seal
115:Flag
52:Puno
32:Puno
1861:Ica
1607:Ica
1603:Ica
1295:32
1292:10
1286:18
1283:57
1266:57
1254:14
1234:40
1228:60
1225:48
1208:39
1199:24
1196:15
1170:37
1150:41
1138:41
1121:65
1118:13
1112:13
1092:68
1089:16
1083:13
1063:93
1054:11
1051:32
1034:78
1025:17
996:33
976:39
973:14
967:23
935:12
730:by
476:by
335:GDP
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1263:4
1257:4
1205:1
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1141:3
1109:4
1080:7
1060:5
1031:1
1002:8
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