Puno Travel: Puno is a pretty tourist city on the
shores of Lake Titicaca on the Altiplano of Peru. The city's biggest
attraction is its proximity to Lake Titicaca.
Puno's importance to the vast Inca empire was reflected in a
legendary connection. Inca tradition has it that Manco Capac, the
first Inca, rose from the waters of Lake Titicaca, under the orders
of the Sun God, to found the Inca Empire, which would be centered in
the neighboring region and city of Cuzco.
This region of Peru is famous for its varied and colorful folk
traditions, as it has some of the most dazzling and richest folklore
ceremonies to be witnessed in this part of the continent. |
