Puno is a city in
southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital
city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of
approximately 100,000. The city was established in 1668 by viceroy Pedro
Antonio Fernández de Castro as capital of the province of Paucarcolla with the
name San Juan Bautista de Puno. The name was later changed to San Carlos de
Puno, in honor of king Charles II of Spain. Puno has several churches dating
back from the colonial period; they were built to service the Spanish
population and evangelize the
