Puno Department · Peru
Juliaca travel guide
Juliaca is a city in Puno Department, Peru, home to about 276,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- JUL4 km · Inca Manco Capac International Airport
- Currency
- PENNuevo sol
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Language
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
About
About Juliaca
Juliaca is the capital of San Román Province in the Puno Region of southeastern Peru. It is the region's largest city, with a population of 276,110 inhabitants (2017).
Juliaca is 3,825 metres (12,549 ft) above sea level, is located on the Collao Plateau and is northwest of Lake Titicaca (45 km). It is the largest trade center in the Puno region. It is nicknamed "The Windy City", in its case, because of the city's location on the windy Collao Plateau. It is also called the "Sock City" or "Knitting City" because Juliaca was a major center of sock, sweater, and handicraft production. Now the production of clothes, wool and fabrics are industrial processes.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Juliaca
See
- Mother Church of Santa Catalina
- Church of La Merced
- Franciscan Convent
- Cristo Blanco del Mirador Huaynarroque
- Las Calceteras Gallery
- Chacas Lagoon
Do
The city hosts Juliaca's Carnival each year between February and March. During this very popular event participants, dressed in colorful costumes, gather on the streets to dance in the style of the Collao Plateau. Saint Sebastian's feast is celebrated on 20 January of every year.
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When to go
The best time to visit Juliaca
Juliaca has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; January is the wettest, with about 148 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Juliaca: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL), about 4.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.
JUL · Inca Manco Capac International Airport
Questions
Juliaca: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Juliaca?
Juliaca has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. November is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; January is the wettest, with about 148 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Juliaca?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Inca Manco Capac International Airport (JUL), about 4.1 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Juliaca?
Nuevo sol (PEN).
Nearby
Destinations near Juliaca
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.