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Altitude: 3,830 meters
Climate: Puno has an average
annual temperature of 10° (Maximum 19° and minimum
2° C). The rain season runs from December to April.
Access: The best overland route
is via Lima-Arequipa-Juliaca-Puno (1,335 km) which takes around
24 hours. There are also flights between Juliaca and Lima
(an hour and 45 minutes.) and Arequipa (45 minutes). There
is also a railway service from Arequipa to Puno (258 km) which
takes 8 hours and which crosses through the high mountain
pass of Crucero Alto (4,490 meters).
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