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Yunguyo is a town in the Puno Region in southeastern Peru. It is the capital of Yunguyo Province and Yunguyo District. It has a population of 12,625 (2008 estimate).
Yunguyo is located on a peninsula on the shores of Lake Titicaca. The border with Bolivia runs next to the town and a road connects it with the town of Copacabana located a few kilometers away on the Bolivian side of the peninsula.
| Climate data for Tahuaco-Yunguyo (elevation 3,888 m (12,756 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.9 (58.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 15.8 (60.4) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 3.9 (39.0) | 3.7 (38.7) | 2.2 (36.0) | −0.4 (31.3) | −2.0 (28.4) | −2.0 (28.4) | −0.8 (30.6) | 1.0 (33.8) | 2.2 (36.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 1.6 (34.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 174.3 (6.86) | 145.0 (5.71) | 120.3 (4.74) | 41.0 (1.61) | 11.4 (0.45) | 10.4 (0.41) | 9.7 (0.38) | 18.5 (0.73) | 27.0 (1.06) | 47.3 (1.86) | 54.6 (2.15) | 98.7 (3.89) | 758.2 (29.85) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [1] | |||||||||||||
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Puno is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco and Arequipa on the west, Moquegua on the southwest, and Tacna on the south. Its capital is the city of Puno, which is located on Lake Titicaca in the geographical region known as the Altiplano or high sierra.
Eliodoro Camacho is a province in the La Paz Department in Bolivia situated at Lake Titicaca. Its seat is Puerto Acosta.
Manco Kapac is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. Its capital is Copacabana.
Achacachi is a town on the Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes in the La Paz Department in Bolivia. It is the capital of the Omasuyos Province.
Taraco is a peninsula jutting into Lake Wiñaymarka, the southern branch of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. It is located in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Tiwanaku Municipality, Taraco Canton. There is also a town of the same name on the peninsula.
Yunguyo Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Yunguyo.
Juli District is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru.
Anapia District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru.
Copani District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru.
Cuturapi District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Peru.
Ollaraya District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno, Peru.
Unicachi District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Puno Region, Peru.
Yunguyo District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Peru.
Desaguadero or Chaka Marka is a town on the Bolivian-Peruvian border. On the Bolivian side it is situated in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Desaguadero Municipality, Desaguadero Canton. On the Peruvian side it lies in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Desaguadero District. Both parts of the town are united by a binational bridge.
Tupu Inka is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Yunguyo Province, Unicachi District.
Asiru Phat'jata is a hill in Peru, situated at a height of about 3,895 metres (12,779 ft). It is located in the Puno Region, Yunguyo Province, Yunguyo District. Asiru Phat'jata lies near Lake Titicaca at the road which connects Yunguyo and Puno, south of the village Asiru Phat'jata (Acero Patjata) and north of the mountain Qhapiya.
Ichocollo or Ichucollo is a mountain in the Apolobamba mountain range at the border of Bolivia and Peru, about 5,423 metres (17,792 ft) high. According to the Bolivian IGM (Instituto Geográfico Militar) map and a map edited by the Peruvian Ministry of Education it is located in the La Paz Department, Franz Tamayo Province, Pelechuco Municipality, near 14°41′57″S69°14′55″W. According to reports of mountaineers, however, its position is more to the west on the Peruvian border of the Puno Region, Putina Province, Ananea District, near 14°41′30″S69°15′30″W. This information is based on a DAV (Deutscher Alpenverein) map of 1957.
Route 2 is a National Road in Bolivia. It connects La Paz to Khasani via Batallas and Copacabana, is paved for its entire length.
