2-488: 15°53′38″S 69°53′20″W / 15.89389°S 69.88889°W / -15.89389; -69.88889 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. The population is 7,913. The town was important in pre- Inca times and described by Pedro De Cieza De Leon , who
4-519: 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. This Puno Region geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Chucuito District Chucuito District is one of the districts of the Puno Province in
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