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Altiplano (Peru) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

plateau in the Peruvian Andes

About Altiplano (Peru)

The Puno region andLake Titicacaare considered to be the cradle of the Inca civilization. This area is occupied mainly by Aymara people, but there are also Quechua populations mainly living on the islands at Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca provides a unique microclimate which allows agriculture in the surrounding areas, impossible in other zones of the same altitudes.

Altiplano (Peru) Travel Guide Sections

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