Puno is one of the most diverse, beautiful and hospitable departments of Peru. The city of Puno is located on the shores of Lake Titicaca. Its wide range of tourist attractions includes from majestic testimonies of pre-Hispanic cultures (Pukara, Tiawanacu, Inca and others) to some of the most colorful popular festivities of the continent (La Candelaria) through a dream landscape ranging from the great Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, to the jungles of Candamo, considered the last bastion of intact rainforests on the planet.
The lake is also home to several islands, whose inhabitants have preserved ancestral customs and traditions. An example of this are the Uros, who live on 'floating islands' artificially made of totora reeds, and who navigate the area in their traditional boats, also made of totora reeds. Taquile, Suasi and Amantaní are known for the friendliness of their inhabitants and for their ancestral weaving techniques, pre-Columbian constructions and marvelous landscapes.