Chucuito

Chucuito is a village in the Chucuito District, Puno Province, Peru. It is 18 km from the city of Puno. It sits at 3875 m 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 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.