Department of Puno
Puno
Departamento de Puno ( Lake titicaca | |
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Poverty rate | 60.8% (INEI 2009) |
Percentage of Peru's GDP | 2.3% |
Website | www.regionpuno.gob.pe |
Puno (Spanish pronunciation:
Puno was the territory of the
Geography
The department of Puno is located in the Collao Plateau. The western part of Lake Titicaca, which is the world's highest navigable lake, is located in the department. The Andean mountains make up 70% of the region's territory, and the rest is covered by the Amazon rainforest.
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 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.
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.
Political division
The region is divided into 13 provinces (provincias, singular: provincia), which are composed of 107 districts (distritos, singular: distrito). The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are:
- Azángaro (Azángaro)
- Carabaya (Macusani)
- Juli)
- El Collao (Ilave)
- Huancané (Huancané)
- Lampa (Lampa)
- Melgar (Ayaviri)
- Moho (Moho)
- Puno (Puno)
- San Antonio de Putina (Putina)
- Sandia (Sandia)
- San Román (Juliaca)
- Yunguyo (Yunguyo)
History
In ancient times, the Collao plateau was inhabited by
According to chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, these ancient times coincide with the legend of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo, who emerged from the waters of Lake Titicaca to found the Inca Empire.
The Aymara culture, also known as Putina, was the most important and influential pre-Hispanic culture in the region.
During the Viceroyship, Puno was the obliged route for travelers going to
In 1870, the railway route Arequipa-Puno was installed and navigation in Lake Titicaca started.
In 2007, a
Language and ethnicity
Indigenous people are the majority in the Puno region. As of 2011[update], 41.4% of Puno's inhabitants speak
According to the
Province | Quechua | Aymara | Asháninka | Another native language | Spanish | Foreign language | Deaf or mute | Total |
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Azángaro | 104,456 | 364 | 12 | 136 | 23,759 | 6 | 172 | 128,905 |
Carabaya | 57,703 | 426 | 6 | 23 | 10,385 | 14 | 39 | 68,596 |
Chucuito | 673 | 86,305 | 170 | 33 | 31,964 | 8 | 127 | 119,280 |
El Collao | 503 | 59,347 | 116 | 17 | 17,505 | 1 | 78 | 77,567 |
Huancane | 20,400 | 35,249 | 32 | 11 | 10,392 | 5 | 93 | 66,182 |
Lampa | 34,085 | 168 | 7 | 13 | 11,357 | 16 | 68 | 45,714 |
Melgar | 49,655 | 163 | 4 | 13 | 20,479 | 13 | 65 | 70,392 |
Moho | 146 | 22,592 | 41 | 3 | 3,624 | - | 41 | 26,447 |
Puno | 60,261 | 57,716 | 119 | 37 | 98,875 | 625 | 166 | 217,799 |
Putina | 28,537 | 4,439 | 15 | 24 | 14,328 | 1 | 39 | 47,383 |
San Román | 67,746 | 19,399 | 48 | 60 | 139,850 | 40 | 176 | 227,319 |
Sandia | 31,399 | 6,117 | 14 | 4 | 20,702 | 4 | 57 | 58,297 |
Yunguyo | 252 | 30,691 | 57 | 18 | 14,177 | 10 | 32 | 45,237 |
Total | 455,816 | 322,976 | 641 | 392 | 417,397 | 743 | 1,153 | 1,199,118 |
% | 38.01 | 26.93 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 34.81 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 100.00 |
Tourism
Tourism is currently expanding in the Puno Region, with several tour operators and hotels ranging from low budget hostels to high-end hotels.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Blanco Gallegos, Melanie (2011-03-11). "Quechuas se impondrán ante los aymaras en elecciones del 10 de abril". Los Andes. Puno. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007