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HISTORY OF JULIACA

Juliaca (in Quechua: Hullaqa) is the capital of the province of San Román and the homonymous district, located in the jurisdiction of the Puno region, in southeastern Peru. It has a population of 270 340 inhabitants (2014), located at 3824 meters above sea level on the Collao plateau, northwest of Lake Titicaca. It is the largest economic center of the Puno region, and one of the largest commercial areas of Peru. It is in the vicinity of the Chacas lagoon, Lake Titicaca, the Maravillas River and the ruins known as the Chullpas de Sillustani. The city of Juliaca according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics is the thirteenth most populated city in Peru and housed in 2007 a population of 216,716 inhabitants. The city hosts every year between February and March the festival in honor of the "pachamama" (Carnival), where participants dressed in colorful costumes go out to the streets to dance typical dances of the highlands in an event of the most popular in the region; The San Sebastian festival is also celebrated on January 20 of each year. It has a good land transport system: roads and rail lines that interconnect it with the southern region of the country (Puno, Cusco, Arequipa, Tacna), as well as the Republic of Bolivia, which makes it a transit point for travelers of this area of the nation. The denomination of City of the Winds, is due to that during great part of the year there is presence of winds, to be located within the plateau of the collao. It is also called Ciudad Calcetera, because its inhabitants used to make socks or stockings, including sweaters, scarves, etc., with alpaca fiber, sheep, etc. At the moment the production of confections has been transformed, until arriving to be of industrial level. Ancient time: 10,000 BC - 1532 AD The Altiplano was inhabited from around 4,000 years BC. by sedentary communities dedicated to agriculture and livestock (llamas and guinea pigs).

Uro presence in Juliaca The legendary Lake Titicaca, has sheltered both locals and strangers, keeping an implacable memory, although it is true, Juliaca was part of these events that took place there. The Uros settled in the riverside towns, taking advantage of the benefits of the totora and the fish of its waters, settled in the surrounding lagoons: Chacas, Qoriwata, Cochapampa, and the Juliaca River, today Coata River.

"The Indians who call Uros ... live on the lakes where they fish, with which they sustain ... they are strong Indians and of good disposition and there are many who are in the lagoons without making sementeras or clothes eating of roots that call totora" Garci Diez

The constitution of these settlers were registered as Uros de Coata and Uros de Desaguadero, from where the Uros of Coata would be better communicated, and related to Juliaca, by the river that linked them, also these river dwellers developed the technique of sailing, on rafts made of totora, fastened with spun ropes based on ichus, which would serve as a fishing support and sometimes transport from Lake Titicaca to the smaller lakes that were between the territories of Juliaca. "As a testimony of the ancient presence of the Uros, in the balsero partiality, and later in the rafts of Juliaca, there have been some names of places: Totoral, Torococha ..." René Calsín Geography The city of Juliaca is located in the northern part of the province of San Román, in the center of the department of Puno. The district capital is located at 15 ° 29 '27 "south latitude, 70 ° 07' 37" west longitude, at 3824 meters above sea level.3 Being ranked 45th among the world's highest cities.

Location The city of Juliaca is located in the northern part of the province of San Román and northwest of Lake Titicaca13 and 35 km from it. The geographical area of the Juliaca district occupies the central part of the department of Puno and the Collao plateau. Due to its geoeconomic importance, 1926 Juliaca joins the Province of San Román as its capital. Limits The boundaries of the Juliaca district are: o Northwest: district of Calapuja. o North: Province of Azangaro. o Northeast: Caminaca district o West: Lampa district (Lampa province) and Cabanilla district (Lampa province) o East: district of Pusi (province of Huancané) and district of Samán (province of Azángaro). o Southwest district of cabana o South: Cabana district and Caracoto district o Southeast: district of Caracoto