Parque Pino

Parque Pino (Pino Park) is connected to the the larger Plaza de Armas of Puno by a walkway. It was built in 1901 seven years after Peru’s decisive victory over Chile in honor of the local "puneño," Dr. Manuel Pino, who emerged as the hero of the war. A statue of the doctor stands atop a column in the center of the park, and busts of other notable Puno "puneños" who partook in this campaign can be found below. One side of the park is taken up by the "Glorious National College of San Carlos," founded by the "liberator" of South America, Simon Bolivar.

Location:
Jiron de Independencia y Jiron Alfonso Ugarte
Puno, Peru

City Plaza

Getting There
Walk four blocks north on Jiron de Independencia from the Plaza de Armas

Relative price: Free

Travel Skills: None

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: 22 May 2007

Updated: 13 Jul 2007

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