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Puno
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 149,064 (2014 estimate). 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 natives.
Puno (disambiguation)
Puno or PUNO may refer to:
- Puno, an Andean city in Peru
- Puno District, a district in the Puno Province
- Puno Province, a province in the Puno Region in Peru
- Puno Region, a region in Peru
- Polish University Abroad (Polish: )
- Roberto Puno, a Filipino politician
- Puño Airlines, a fake airline used to entrap fugitives
Usage examples of "puno".
Crooked or not, killing a puno, a "fist," were sometimes called in the shanty towns, was 1 of a man with bolas grande.