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lago titicaca – JOEX Travel https://wpt.joextravel.com Peru Travel Agency & Tour Operator - Cusco - Machu Picchu Tours Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:07:40 +0000 es hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Puno: Promperú y Gobierno Regional Reimpulsan Atractivos Turísticos https://wpt.joextravel.com/puno-promperu-y-gobierno-regional-reimpulsan-atractivos-turisticos/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 23:00:38 +0000 https://joextravel.com/?p=4684 Puno 03 setiembre:

Se presentaron danzas originarias, artesanías y gastronomía local

La Comisión de Promoción del Perú para la Exportación y el Turismo (Promperú), en colaboración con la Dirección Regional de Comercio Exterior y Turismo de Puno, relanzaron la promoción de atractivos turísticos con el objetivo de estimular la recuperación del turismo en la región altiplánica.

El evento tuvo lugar en la isla Esteves, situada en las orillas del legendario lago Titicaca, y contó con la participación de grupos de danzas tradicionales, productores locales, artesanos, cafetaleros, asociaciones y emprendedores regionales.

La iniciativa, coordinada en colaboración con la Municipalidad Provincial de Chucuito-Juli y Sandía, busca resaltar la riqueza cultural, natural y gastronómica de Puno.

Ricardo Limo Del Castillo, Director de Promoción de Exportaciones de PromPerú, enfatizó la importancia de esta campaña. «El esfuerzo conjunto del gobierno regional y PromPerú tiene como objetivo promocionar los diversos atractivos turísticos en la región de Puno», dijo Castillo.

«Puno tiene mucho que ofrecer tanto a Perú como al mundo, incluyendo su cultura, tradiciones, paisajes y una biodiversidad de cultivos como café, quinua, cañihua y habas», agregó Castillo.

Ficafé 2023

El evento de relanzamiento también anunció el fortalecimiento de la próxima Feria Internacional de Cafés Especiales (Ficafé) Puno 2023, programada del 3 al 6 de noviembre. Esta feria promete ser un evento significativo para la promoción de cafés especiales producidos en la región.

Limo Del Castillo se comprometió a conseguir más de 35 compradores internacionales para esta feria internacional de cafés especiales, con el objetivo de impulsar el movimiento económico en favor de los productores de café de diferentes regiones de Perú.

Belizabeth Carranza, representante de la Dirección Regional de Comercio Exterior y Turismo de Puno, declaró que esperan que este evento atraiga un mayor número de visitantes, tanto nacionales como internacionales. Estos visitantes tendrán la oportunidad de experimentar las maravillas naturales, culturales y gastronómicas únicas de Puno.

El evento fue una fiesta de color y música. Danzas regionales como la Diablada Puneña, K’ajelos de Pichacani Laraquerí, Huarakero de Sandia y la Tuntuna animaron el día, reflejando el rico patrimonio cultural de Puno.

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Titicaca Lake – the mount of the Puma https://wpt.joextravel.com/titicaca-lake-the-mount-of-the-puma/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:04:49 +0000 http://old.joextravel.com/en/?p=776 Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world, with a surface area of 3305 square miles. There are multiple options for visiting the lake, since the Peruvian side of the lake touches the provinces of Puno, San Román, Azángaro, Huancané, Moho, El Collao, Chucuito and Yunguyo, all located in the Puno region.

 Mount of the Puma  The name Titicaca has it’s roots in two Quechua words Titi which means Puma and Caca which means mount. A remarkable fact  is that according to the natives, who live close to the lake, that if you put the map of the lake upside-down it has the shape of a puma eating a hare.

This theory has a strong value for the locals, you can tell because many of the boats that are located in the lake have puma mask on their prow, these mask are made of reed. Reed is a vegetal material that is used in the everyday life of the local natives, including their houses and floors.

Inhabitants

In pre-Inca times one of the cultures that lived around the lake were the Chiripa , they lived on the south side of the lake, leaving many archaeological sites ceremonial kind. On the  north side of the lake lived the Pucará culture, who domesticated Llamas. To the north of the lake, the Pucará culture was another town that lives near the lake, who domesticated Llamas another southamerican camelids.

Inca Period

The beginning of the Incas starts with a mythical legend, according to many chroniclers, the first two Incas that ever exist came out from the Titicaca Lake, send by his father and creator, the Sun (Inti).

Colonial Times

The creation of the Viceroyalty was the beginning of the control by the Spanish authorities 1542 until 1777, year that was created the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata, becoming part of this new State.

Republican times

When the army of San Martin came to Perú, the lake become binational, divided between Perú and Bolivia (1825).

Location

The Titicaca Lake is located in the plateau of the central Andes, with an altitude of 3812 meters over the sea level, between the countries of Perú and Bolivia, with an extension of 8562km, with a depth of 281 meters. The Lake is divided in two parts: The major lake called Chucuito, with a surface of 6450km, and the minor Lake called Huiñamarca with a surface of 2112km.

It is the biggest, navigable lake in the world.

Flora and Fauna

The majority of animals that live in the lake are ducks, flamingos and guallatas. In the lake you can find fishes like the trout, suche, and the carachi. The only amphibian that is living there is a giant frog. The flora consists out of 12 different aquatic plants and reed, which exists and is used in many different ways. The terrestrial animal that live there are for example foxes and guinea pigs.

Main touristic attractions

Textile art on the Taquile Island: This is a great experience to see how life was many centuries ago, the women of Taquile still preserve the techniques of sew and spin the fabric use on his creations.

Uros, the floating islands: One of the most unique people are living here. Ther are using the earlier mentioned reed, they take advantage of this vegetal in every kind of shape, it is also used to creat the reed horses, a kind of boat that float gracefully on the waters of the lake.

Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world, with a surface area of 3305 square miles. There are multiple options for visiting the lake, since the Peruvian side of the lake touches the provinces of Puno, San Román, Azángaro, Huancané, Moho, El Collao, Chucuito and Yunguyo, all located in the Puno region.

 Mount of the Puma  The name Titicaca has it’s roots in two Quechua words Titi which means Puma and Caca which means mount. A remarkable fact  is that according to the natives, who live close to the lake, that if you put the map of the lake upside-down it has the shape of a puma eating a hare.

This theory has a strong value for the locals, you can tell because many of the boats that are located in the lake have puma mask on their prow, these mask are made of reed. Reed is a vegetal material that is used in the everyday life of the local natives, including their houses and floors.

Inhabitants

In pre-Inca times one of the cultures that lived around the lake were the Chiripa , they lived on the south side of the lake, leaving many archaeological sites ceremonial kind. On the  north side of the lake lived the Pucará culture, who domesticated Llamas. To the north of the lake, the Pucará culture was another town that lives near the lake, who domesticated Llamas another southamerican camelids.

Inca Period

The beginning of the Incas starts with a mythical legend, according to many chroniclers, the first two Incas that ever exist came out from the Titicaca Lake, send by his father and creator, the Sun (Inti).

Colonial Times

The creation of the Viceroyalty was the beginning of the control by the Spanish authorities 1542 until 1777, year that was created the Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata, becoming part of this new State.

Republican times

When the army of San Martin came to Perú, the lake become binational, divided between Perú and Bolivia (1825).

Location

The Titicaca Lake is located in the plateau of the central Andes, with an altitude of 3812 meters over the sea level, between the countries of Perú and Bolivia, with an extension of 8562km, with a depth of 281 meters. The Lake is divided in two parts: The major lake called Chucuito, with a surface of 6450km, and the minor Lake called Huiñamarca with a surface of 2112km.

It is the biggest, navigable lake in the world.

Flora and Fauna

The majority of animals that live in the lake are ducks, flamingos and guallatas. In the lake you can find fishes like the trout, suche, and the carachi. The only amphibian that is living there is a giant frog. The flora consists out of 12 different aquatic plants and reed, which exists and is used in many different ways. The terrestrial animal that live there are for example foxes and guinea pigs.

Main touristic attractions

Textile art on the Taquile Island: This is a great experience to see how life was many centuries ago, the women of Taquile still preserve the techniques of sew and spin the fabric use on his creations.

Uros, the floating islands: One of the most unique people are living here. Ther are using the earlier mentioned reed, they take advantage of this vegetal in every kind of shape, it is also used to creat the reed horses, a kind of boat that float gracefully on the waters of the lake.

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Lago Titicaca https://wpt.joextravel.com/lago-titicaca/ Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:39:10 +0000 http://old.joextravel.com/?p=119 El Lago titicaca tiene origen marino, en su proceso de formación tuvo lagos predecesores como: el Lago Mataro a 3950msnm, el Lago Cabana a 3900m, el Lago Ballivián 3860m., el Lago Minchin 3825m, y el Lago Tauca. El Lago Titicaca es compartido por Perú y Bolivia, está a 3810 msnm. Está dividido en 2 cuencas: el lago Mayor o Chucuito y el lago Menor o Wiñaymarca ambos unidos por el estrecho de Tiquina (850m. de ancho por 21m. de profundidad mínima). Es paso obligado en el tránsito de Yunguyo a Copacabana La Paz (Bolivia).

En el lago Mayor hay 43 islas; las más importantes por su desarrollo cultural y extensión son Amantani, Taquile, Soto y Suasi(en el Perú) y Del Sol, De la Luna(en Bolivia). En el Lago Menor hay 29 islas, las más importantes son Anapia, Suana y Yuspique(en Perú), Taquiri, Suriqui(en Bolivia). En la bahía Interior de Puno delimitada por las penínsulas de Capachica y Chucuito, se encuentran las islas de Los Uros con mas de 15 islas.

En cuanto a su fauna, las aves como: huallata, gaviota, kele, chullumpi, lequeleque, variedad de patos, choca, totorero, flamenco, chorlo playero, etc., peces como carachi, ispi, suche, pejerrey, boga, etc. Anfibios como los sapos común y acuático, especies microscópicas de artrópodos, moluscos, crustáceos, algas.

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