The department of Puno is located in the south east part of the Peruvian territory, between 13° 00’ and 17° 08’ latitude south and 71° 08’ y 68° 50’ longitude east of the Greenwich meridian, in a territory of approximately 72,000 square kilometres, representing 5.6% of the peruvian territory, with a population of 1’200,000 inhabitants, of which 60% is rural and 40% urban. 70% of the territory is located in the tableland of “Collao” and 30% occupies the amazon region. The capital of the department is the city of Puno, on the shores of the mythical Lake Titikaka, the highest navigable lake in the world, at 3,827 meters above sea level. It is the centre of conjunction of two great cultures, quechua and aymara., which propitiated and incomparable patrimony of customs, rites and believes. The principal cities are Puno, Juliaca, Azángaro, Lampa and Ayaviri.