Rocas Viejas
Rocas Viejas is in Puno, Peru. Rocas Viejas is situated nearby to the islet Esteves.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uros Islands and Esteves.
Uros Islands
Photo: Epb22, Public domain.
The Uros Islands are floating islands made of reeds, situated along a river-like channel through the marshy fringes of Lake Titicaca, near Puno on the Peruvian Altiplano. They are known equally as a "tourist trap" and a genuine wonder of the world.
Esteves
Islet
Photo: Eugen Lehle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esteves is an island in the Peruvian part of Lake Titicaca near the city of Puno in Puno Province, Puno Department. The Island has only one road, Sesquicentenario, but has a dirt road that encircles the island, as well as two helicopter landings. Esteves is situated 3½ km northwest of Rocas Viejas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puno.
Puno
Photo: Antoniogargate, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puno is a port city at an altitude of over 3,800 meters, on the shores of Lake Titicaca on the Altiplano of Peru - though because it's located within an enclosed bay, you won't see the full scale of the lake here unless visiting the outlying islands of Taquile and Amantaní.
Rocas Viejas
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Puno, Puno Province, Puno, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-15.85395° or 15° 51′ 14″ southLongitude
-69.97338° or 69° 58′ 24″ westOpen location code
57PG42WG+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7399959693OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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