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The Spanish foundation of Juli was given by the Dominican Legionaries on April 2, 1565, the same one that is located between 3840 m .s.n.m. at 4000 m.a.s.l., capital of the province of Chucuito at 85 km. from Puno, it is a beautiful and picturesque corner of growing attraction for tourism.



They enjoy deserved fame for the richness of their architecture, their craftsmanship and the art treasures that keep it, the Juli churches whose construction is also attributed in most cases to the Jesuits; Later it is elevated to Villa and named capital of Chucuito on July 3, 1828.





It is one of the highest populations in the country as it is 3992 meters high. It is located next to Lake Titicaca, it has a landing stage, its commercial activity is active all year round, it intensifies on the days of the commercial fair that takes place on December 8 of each year, together with the celebration of its patron saint La Virgen. Immaculate, as well as celebrating the Virgin of the Assumption.



Juli has a 10,000 year old cultural heritage. Their testimonies are multiple, from parietal art to stone monuments of the Sillumocco, Tiwanaku, Lupaqa and Inca cultures. Part of this heritage is represented by stelae, monoliths, walls and Chullpas, as well as the Temples of San Idelfonso today Santa Cruz de Jerusalem, Santa María la Mayor, today La Asunción de Nuestra Señora, the Temple of San Juan Bautista known as San Juan de Letran, and that of Santo Tomás de Aquino known as San Pedro Mártir; The sheep and alpaca wool production constitutes with the raising of cattle the sustenance of the economy of the province, which also has its own conditions for the cultivation of potatoes, quinoa and barley, Juli has the honor of being one of the first American cities in which the printing press was installed, carried by the Jesuits in 1599, according to some and in 1612 according to others. The first bilingual works in Aymara and Spanish were printed there, dedicated to spreading Christian doctrine.







The city of Juli called the Little Rome of America, the Aymara Rome or the Holy City of Titicaca, is named for the construction of its splendid Temples, Juli had its heyday during the Colonial stage of our Peruvian history, the Greater Temple dedicated to Santo Tomás de Aquino today known as the Temple dedicated to San Pedro Mártir had a choir of 400 voices with native singers, the elegant towers of this Temple are depositories of the wealth of the Nairanaque mines in gilded altarpieces, Flemish images and carvings.



On the other hand, the Temple of San Juan Bautista known today as the Temple dedicated to San Juan de Letran, the same one located a step away from Lake Titicaca, dazzles by the filigree lace of its walls and in windows that filter sunlight through transparent slabs of berengüela stone; The Temples dedicated to Santa María la Mayor, today The Assumption of Our Lady, and the Temple dedicated to San Idelfonso today Santa Cruz de Jerusalem with beautiful facades were the target of electric discharges (lightning), however they reveal the mastery of the native artists who they worked to lift them

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