Must-SeeFiesta de la Candelaria
Puno
First half of February
Puno's great feast for the Virgin of Candelaria, when tens of thousands of dancers in dazzling masks and costumes fill the streets in February.
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Puno
Peru's folklore capital on Lake Titicaca, base for the floating reed islands of the Uros and host of the vast Candelaria dance festival.
- Best Time to Go
- Feb, May–Nov
Our full guide to Puno is being written. It's on the Cusco and the Southern Andes list as If You're Nearby.
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Must-SeeLake Titicaca
Puno
About 47 miles away
The world's highest navigable lake, with the floating reed islands of the Uros and Taquile's weavers.
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Worth a DetourArequipa
About 107 miles away
A white-stone colonial city under the El Misti volcano, with the walled Santa Catalina convent.
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Must-SeeCusco
About 207 miles away
The old Inca capital, with colonial churches on Inca walls, Sacsayhuamán, and the terraces of Ollantaytambo and Pisac.
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