Visit Juliaca
- Art & Culture
- Place or Historical Monument
- Handicraft
Juliaca: How to get there?
One hour from Puno by bus
Juliaca: See when to go?
From April to November
Juliaca: For how long?
One day
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Juliaca Holidays
Juliaca is an industrial city that serves more as a stop-off point on the way somewhere else than as a tourist destination in its own right.
Juliaca: What to see nearby?
What our travellers think of their stay
The regional capital of the San Roma province, at nearly 4000m, or about 13,000ft in altitude and one of the gateways to Lake Titicaca.
My suggestion
Move on! If you still end up here and you don't want to stay at Puno either, escape as quickly as you can and go to the very pretty village of Llanchon, two hours away by bus.
Juliaca is an industrial city that serves more as a stop-off point on the way somewhere else than as a tourist destination in its own right.
My suggestion
Don't stay over in Juliaca: head instead for Puno, or go to Copacabana, just over the border in Bolivia. With only a few tourist attractions to offer, this is not a particularly interesting city to visit.
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