Mirador de Kuntur Wasi

With its metal wingspan 11 meters (36 feet) long, and perched on a hill 3,990 meters (13, 091 feet) high overlooking Puno, the Kuntur Wasi condor is the most dramatic expression of this community’s pride in its Andean heritage. The lookout provides a breathtaking view of the city and Lake Titicaca. You can access via cab, for approximately $2, or you can carefully walk up the 620 steps that go from the base of the monument, at sea level, to the condor’s talons.

Location:
Puno, Peru

City Walk

Getting There
You can either take a cab, or walk east from the Plaza de Armas towards the base of the monument, and start an ascent of 620 steps.

Relative price: Free

Travel Skills: None

You Need to Bring: A camera

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By Ricardo Segreda
Growing up in New York, Rick Segreda used to cut out of high school in order to hang out at the Museum of Modern Art and catch foreign-language...

Created: 21 May 2007

Updated: 13 Jul 2007