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Callanca Destination Guide

Explore Callanca in Peru

Callanca in the region of Puno is a town in Peru - some 568 mi or ( 915 km ) South-East of Lima , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Callanca

Current time in Callanca is now 09:30 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Lima " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Arica, Potosí, La Paz, Cochabamba, and Vencalla. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Arica . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Callanca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Zen Moment

0:13 min by ridingthespine
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Cycling across the altiplano on our way to Peru. One pedal, no toe clips. ..

Peruvian welcome dance - SNC00309.3g2

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2012 HD Pérou 8 Lac Titicaca

12:51 min by auxongp
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Etape 8 du voyage au Pérou. Autour du lac Titicaca. Ballade dans un marché aymaras typique, puis sur la presqu'île de Tililaca, petite montée (de 3.800m niveau lac à 4.000/4.100m) pour admirer la lac ..

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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 8 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 13 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 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Puno Region

Taquile Island

Taquile is an island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca 45 km offshore from the city of Puno. About 2,200 people live on the island, which is 5.5 by 1.6 km in size (maximum measurements), with an area of 5.72 km². The highest point of the island is 4050 meters above sea level and the main village is at 3950 m. The inhabitants, known as Taquileños, are southern Quechua speakers.

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Located at -15.78 -69.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Islands of Lake Titicaca, Islands of Peru, Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity