What to see in Puno

Puno highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Uros Islands

   Floating islands made of totora reeds.

2. Taquile Island

   Famous for its textiles, recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

3. Lake Titicaca

   Boat trips between the islands.

4. Sillustani

   Funerary towers beside a lagoon.

5. Puno Cathedral

   On the Plaza de Armas.

Day trips from Puno

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Titicaca ★ 4.7 (1,406 reviews)

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Typical food of Puno

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Puno from your kitchen).

Quinoa soup

The soup of the altiplano on the shores of Titicaca: quinoa, potato, vegetables and a little meat, with Andean herbs. It warms the cold nights in Puno, almost 4,000 metres up.

• Serves 4
• 50 min

Ingredients

• 150 g well-rinsed quinoa
• 300 g beef or lamb, diced (optional)
• 2 potatoes
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion and 2 garlic cloves
• 100 g broad beans or peas
• 1.5 l stock or water
• 1 tablespoon of ají amarillo (optional)
• Oregano, mint, cumin and salt
• 100 g fresh cheese

How to make it at home

1. Fry the onion and garlic with the chilli and cumin, and brown the meat.
2. Add the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Add the quinoa and the diced potato and carrot, and simmer for 15 minutes.
4. Add the broad beans and cook for 5 minutes more.
5. Serve with diced fresh cheese, oregano and mint.

The trick: Rinse the quinoa very well to remove the saponin, which is bitter.

Frequently asked questions about Puno