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The Catedral Basílica San Carlos Borromeo or Puno Cathedral is a Catholic church in the city of
Puno Puno (Aymara and qu, Punu) is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the Puno Region and the Puno Province with a population of approximately 140,839 (2015 estimate). The city was establish ...
in south-eastern Peru. It is in the
Andean Baroque Andean Baroque (Spanish: ''Barroco andino'' or ''arquitectura mestiza'') is an artistic movement that appeared in colonial Peru between 1680 and 1780. It is located geographically between Arequipa and Lake Titicaca in what is now Peru, where rul ...
architectural tradition, and is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno ( la, Puniensis) is a diocese located in the city of Puno in the Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru. History *7 October 1861: Established as Diocese of Puno from the Diocese of Cusco Leadership * B ...
. The church was built in 1757.Vivatravelguides
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