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Heritage Tour in Puno is one of the memorable tours in the city. Puno is a Southeastern city in Peru and a popular tourist destination. There are quite a few heritage sites that the travelers should visit in the city of Puno. The tourists must not miss the chance to take up a Heritage Tour in Puno. Apart from that, there are many places of sightseeing located within the city.
Puno Heritage Tour includes some of the ancient sites such as:
- Titicaca Lake
- Floating Islands of the Uros and Taquile Island
- Sillustani Burial Towers
- Inca Empire
Uros Island is one of the most primitive places in Puno which also houses one of world's largest lakes and South America's largest freshwater lakes, Lake Titicaca. It is one of the twenty ancient lakes on the earth. The lake is located at 12,500 feet above the sea level which is also navigable. The lake has a stunning backdrop of the snow-capped Cordillera Range of Bolivia. The visitors can take a boat ride to reach the Floating Island of Los Uros. Here the travelers can see and interact with the local residents of Uros. The island of Uros is made of the reeds or tall woody grasses having slender stems. The ancient local people residing on the lakes are known as the Water Tribes who make their huts and boats with the reed materials.
The tourists can continue with their trip by boats to the Taquile Island. The ancient inhabitants of this island speak the language of Quechua who have developed hand weaving techniques. The island is famous for the high quality textiles that are crafted by the local people. There are some hills and archaeological sites located in the Taquile Island, which is an integral part of the Heritage Tour to Puno. The travelers can have their lunch and dinner at the local restaurants within the island.
Amantani Island is another heritage site located on the Titicaca Lake where the tourists can find some of the ancient inhabitants, known as Aimara. The local artisans are famed for making handmade work including textile, ceramics and furrier.
Sillustani Burial Towers is a series of burial towers that are constructed by the ancient people from Altiplano, who lived in the mystical Lake Titicaca. The towers are however some of the ancient architectures of Peru. While visiting to the Sillustani Burial Towers, one can have an insight of the pre-Inca civilization in Peru.
Puno Tours will provide some unforgotten memories to the tourists including the Puno Heritage Tour.
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