Chucuito

15°53′38″S 69°53′20″W

Aerial view of Chucuito and Lake Titicaca.
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption.
For other uses, see Chucuito (disambiguation).

Chucuito is a village in the Chucuito District, Puno Province, Peru. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the city of Puno. It sits at 3,875 metres (12,713 ft) above sea level.[1] The population is 7,913.[2]

The town was important in pre-Inca times and described by Pedro De Cieza De Leon, who was told by the locals that Chucuito was the oldest site in the region and continued to be held as a sacred site by the Inca. The town previously consisted of large buildings and was a major center of power.[3]

  • The church in Chucuito
    The church in Chucuito
  • In front of the Church of the Assumption in Chucuito
    In front of the Church of the Assumption in Chucuito
  • Beheaded colonial sculptures
    Beheaded colonial sculptures
  • Church in Chucuito
    Church in Chucuito
  • The interior of the church in Chucuito
    The interior of the church in Chucuito

References
  1. INEI Archived January 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2007 Census
  3. Cieza de León, Pedro de, 1518-1554. (2010) [1864]. The travels of Pedro de Cieza de León, A.D. 1532-50 : contained in the first part of his Chronicle of Peru. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-01334-5. OCLC 535491489.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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