Puno (Aymara and Quechua: Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca.

Puno has several churches dating back from the colonial period; they were built to service the Spanish population and evangelize the Quechua people.

There is less than two miles of flat land between the shores and the foothills, which has caused the growing city to continue to expand upwards onto the hillsides.

As a result, the town's less developed and poorest areas, which are high on the hillsides, often have very steep streets, which are generally unpaved and cannot be accessed by automobile.

To this day, the Uros people maintain and live on these man-made islands, depending on the lake for their survival, and are a large tourist destination.

It is the largest city in the Southern Altiplano and is the recipient of new residents from surrounding smaller agricultural communities of people seeking better opportunities for education and employment.