Basilica Cathedral of Puno

Puno Department · Peru

Basilica Cathedral of Puno, Peru
Photo: Elemaki, CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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Facing the main plaza near Lake Titicaca, this granite cathedral carries a carved Baroque façade dense with Andean symbols such as mermaids and puma motifs. Completed in 1757, it anchors the highland city's old core.

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