3. «Puno»
Puno Peru is a department located in the southeast of the country. Ranked 67
000 km ² of land consisting of the western half of the Collao Plateau, west of
Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon north Yungas. Bordered on the east by Bolivia,
on the southwest by the departments of Tacna, Moquegua and Arequipa,
west to the north of Cuzco and Madre de Dios with
It is estimated that in this part of the Altiplano is located the center of origin
of cultivated potato. El Collao was territory of the ancient Tiwanaku culture
in the mid-first millennium. Subsequently, the region developed in various
domains conquered by the Inca Empire in the fifteenth century. During the
colonial period, was an important commercial area. In the late eighteenth
century, was an important theater of the Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II in two
phases. It was created as a department on April 26, 1822 to replace the
colonial quartermaster prior to the expulsion of the Royalists stationed in the
area, made only in 1824 after the Battle of Ayacucho.
4. «typical dances»
Carnival Aymara bunch grass, by the
language they speak in the place:
Propitiatory dance the good harvest and in
homage to crops in bloom, starring Icheños
living in that small town and neighboring
places. They show their love symposium for
the carnivals and the feast of St. Peter and St.
Paul. The choreography of this dance is very
dynamic, organized in groups and in pairs.
Diablada:
Her wardrobe is very luxurious and has
embroidered in gold, silver and precious stones.
Notable Caporales with costumes that weigh up
to 30 kilos. Reached its peak in the festivities of
the Virgen de la Candelaria and its content is
essentially the struggle between good and evil
5. waca waca
It's a funny parody beautiful
Fiesta that bulls, bullfighters
and elegantly dressed cholitas
dance in the middle of the ring,
demonstrating the strength
and determination our race. It
comes in Pomata district,
Chucuito province, department
of Puno during Patriot
Anniversary celebrations, on
July 29, devoted exclusively to
the Corrida de Toros. The
Torero is the protagonist and
the Milkmaid who, hip swinging
clubs defeat the bull.