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San Carlos Destination Guide

Discover San Carlos in Peru

San Carlos in the region of Puno is a town located in Peru - some 556 mi or ( 895 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital .

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Local time in San Carlos is now 06:10 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Arica, Oruro, La Paz, Cochabamba, and Viluyo. When in this area, you might want to check out Arica . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in San Carlos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

BBC Fast Track: Beyond Machu Picchu, Peru

5:18 min by michelleaway
Views: 991 Rating: 4.00

Michelle Jana Chan looks beyond Peru's star tourist attraction, Machu Picchu, and heads south to Lake Titicaca and across to the Colca Canyon. ..

Reisbijbel.nl #2.0reis door Zuid-Amerika (lange versie)

14:07 min by Reisbijbel
Views: 472 Rating: 5.00

Dit is een minidocu (lange versie) over de allereerste internationale interactieve #2.0 reis van www.reisbijbel.nl. Met het openbaar vervoer reizen Wouter Peters en Koen Samson in anderhalve week van ..


Leidy's Baptism haircut!

1:09 min by Betty Londergan
Views: 107 Rating: 5.00

In Chillcapata, Peru, I'm asked to cut the braids of 7-year old Leidy Calle.. and become her godmother. Here goes the magic ... ..

Uros Islands on Lake Titicaca Peru

0:08 min by SouthernExpTours
Views: 60 Rating: 5.00

Two day trip from Puno to the Uros and Amantani islands ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Altiplano

The Altiplano (also known as Andean Plateau) (Spanish for high plain), in west-central South America, where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet. Lake Titicaca is its best known geographical feature.

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Located at -16.00 -69.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Landforms of Argentina, Landforms of Bolivia, Landforms of Peru, Montane ecology, Natural regions, Physiographic sections, Plateaus of Chile, Plateaus of South America, Regions of South America

El Collao Province

El Collao Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru, created in 1992. The capital of the province is the city of Ilave.

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Located at -16.09 -69.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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Ilave

Ilave, also known as Illawi, is the capital city of the Ilave District in El Collao Province, in the Puno Region of Peru. According to the projection of the 2012 census, it has 57,366 inhabitants.

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Located at -16.09 -69.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Puno Region

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 100,000. 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.

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Located at -15.84 -70.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
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Puno Province

Puno is a province in the Puno Region, in southeastern Peru. It borders the provinces of Huancane, San Román, El Collao and the Moquegua Region's province of General Sánchez Cerro. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located at the edge of Lake Titicaca, the world's highest navigable lake. This province is the economic powerhouse of the region.

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Located at -15.84 -70.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 31 km away
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