Juliaca
High-altitude commercial city on Peru's Altiplano, Juliaca serves as the main trade and financial hub of the Puno region, with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants. Known historically as "Sock City" for its alpaca wool textile production — now an industrial-scale operation — it also hosts the annual Carnaval Juliaca between February and March, when dancers in colourful costumes fill the streets with traditional Collao Plateau dances. The city sits close to Lake Titicaca and the pre-Columbian funerary towers of Sillustani, and has its own international airport.
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- Population245,675
- Nearest water from center 1.3 km0.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.4 km2.1 mi
Nearest airports
Juliaca: quick answers
Where is Juliaca?
Juliaca is in Peru.
How do you get to Juliaca?
The nearest airport is Juliaca (JUL), about 21 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Juliaca?
The warmest month is November, averaging 10°C50°F across day and night; the coolest is June, at 6°C43°F. The wettest month is January, with about 205 mm8.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Juliaca?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 22 restaurants, 3 cafés and 12 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.