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City tour Puno
Half day – Start: daily
• Pick up from the hotel.
• Arco Deustua: Stone monument dedicated to the peruvian heroes of Junin and Ayacucho. Good view of the city and the bay.
• Parque Pino: Square with a monument dedicated to Dr. Manuel Pino. Here is the church of San Juan, where the Virgen de la Candelaria, the town's patron saint, is worshiped.
• Calle Lima: Pedestrian street in the city center with tourist services such as restaurants, bars, souvenir shops, exchange offices, accommodation, banks, etc. Dances typical of Puno are depicted on the street floor.
• Plaza de Armas: Main square built over the old construction «Supay Wasi» (Devil's House).
• The Cathedral is considered the most complete expression of baroque architecture with andean elements giving it a mestizo style.
• Museo Dreyer: In addition to paintings by renowned painters, this museum exhibits archaeological, lithic and textile objects as well as goldsmith's work from the Pucara, Tiahuanaco and Inca cultures. The «Oro de Sillustani» collection is particularly famous. The building was built by the German painter Carlos Dreyer.
• Museo Naval Yavari: Gunboat moored in Puno Bay, the parts of which were made in England and then assembled in Puno.
• Mirador Puma Uta: Viewpoint in the high part of Puno with a great view of the city and the lake Titicaca.
• Return to the hotel.
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