| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desaguadero to Lima | 08:45 | 17:00 | BOOK NOW |
| Desaguadero to Arequipa | 08:45 | 17:00 | BOOK NOW |
| Route | First Bus | Last Bus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima to Desaguadero | 10:45 | 20:30 | BOOK NOW |
| Arequipa to Desaguadero | 20:45 | 20:45 | BOOK NOW |
The best period to visit Desaguadero is September, when take place the Virgen de la Natividad festival. Also its good to know that the driest months are June and July.
-The weather in Desaguadero is characterized for being very cold, with an average temperature of 48 °F (9 °C) throughout the year. It s a warm and temperate city.-As an Andean plateau city, close to the lake waters, its temperatures are very low. On your trip it’s essential to have warm clothing and adequate to the climate of the region as follows: wool sweater, windbreak coats, mountain shoes, gloves and everything that can help to keep you warm on your stay.
Desaguadero is located at the Puno department. The city is on the border between Bolivia and Peru, at short distance to the Titicaca lake. It’s considered as a “two nations city” for having a Peruvian side and a Bolivian side, joined together by the Puente Internacional. In the area of Desaguadero you can appreciate the large diversity of flora and fauna of the high Andean plateau. Some... species you can appreciate there are the “parihuanas” (Andean flamingo), the wild duck and falcons, besides other animals. You can also visit the Taraco Gulf, the Aguallamaya lagoon and the Khapia volcano. The weather in Desaguadero is in general cold and dry, with a rainy season from December to April. The temperatures are low, with minimum of 48 °F (9 °C) and maximum of 53 °F (12 °C).
View MoreTo find the best nightlife options (nightclubs and bars) we recommend you to go to the city of Puno, since there concentrate all the activities of this kind. As Desaguadero is a border city, litlle, and mostly commercial, you won’t easily find nightlife entertainment.
Location: 202, Tacna street
Hours: unknown information
Price: unknown information
Location: 424, Cusco street
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Location: 365, Puno - Desaguadero highway
Hours: unknown information
Price: unknown information
Location: at 14 mi (23 kms) to the west of the city
Hours: the whole day
Price: free entrance
This complex was declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in 2001, because of the high historical and touristic value that represents for the Puno’s department. Its origin is attributed to the Lupaca culture. It was a fortress of a walled inside where you can find funeral towers, funeral monuments called chullpas, rock paintings and spaces used for the devotion to their Tanka idol.
Location: close to the main square of Santa Cruz de Ayriwas (at 7 mi, 12 kms from the city)
Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Price: entrance after permission of the community leather
At this museum you can see a big stuffed animal exhibition typical of the Andean plateau region. It was built in 1994 as a part of the Special Binational Project Titicaca Lake (called PELT in English). It’s constituted by 4 exhibition rooms with nearly 50 species of exotic birds from the Andean region. You will also appreciate the most noted of the native flora at its herbarium.
Location: in the city, close to the border
The prices you will find in Desaguadero, inevitably, will invite you to buy something (among clothing, technological productos and others). However, due to the custom controls, you can only come back with a maximum of 3 articles. If you thought to buy a lot of things, forget about it, the merchandise will be confiscated, without any option to complain.
It’s an exquisite stew original from the Andean plateau region made of butter, quinoa, milk and cheese. The custom is to serve it in the morning with the breakfast of milk and fresh cheese. It has been very popular the last years due to the easy digestion and flavour.
It’s a powerful soup of concentrated flavour and high nutritional value which is attributed a property “levantamuertos” (“raise dead”, litteraly) as it’s effective to avoid or ease the hangover malaises. It’s made of meat, insides, vegetables, corn, potato, maize and several spices.
This soup has also a high nutritional value, known as well for being a natural tonic to recover energies after an exhausting journey. It’s cooked with lamb meat, insides of the same animal, field beans, garlic, onion, potato, black freeze-dried potato, salt, oregano and celery.
This consommé is rich in phosphorus and is prepared with one of the most abundant fishes of the Titicaca lake, the “carachi”, although it can be prepared of other fishes. It’s usually made with potatoes, black freeze-dried potato, onion, chilly pepper and salt.
Here are some of the most popular dropping points in Desaguadero. Please note that these locations generally differ with each bus operator. The bus dropping points in Desaguadero are as follows:
| Virgen de la Natividad | (September the 8th) | This festival is celebrated from the begining of September, but the central day is the 8th, and it lasts about a week. The activities made on the festival are sportive events, gastronomic and handicraft fairs and open-air band concerts. You will also enjoy the fireworks, not to be missed in all the peruvian Patron Saint festival. |