Province Melgar: places, tours and sights
Melgar is part of Puno.
Other regions:
Disease risk
| Disease | Cases / 100k | Risk | YoY trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow fever | — | high | Yellow fever vaccination 10+ days before travel RECOMMENDED (endemic zone). |
| Leishmaniasis | 15,6 | moderate | ↓ -16.1% |
| Dengue | 16,8 | low | ↓ -24.7% |
| Leptospirosis | 0,2 | low | ↑ +100.0% |
Heritage & UNESCO
Notable sites
- 66 Designated Immovable Cultural Heritage
- 67 Pre-Hispanic Archaeological Monument
- 2 Archaeological Cultural Landscape
Sources: UNESCO data.unesco.org/whc001 + patrimoniomundial.cultura.pe + peru_cultura_schutzrang (13 tiers)
Historical Epochs
Dominant cultures: Inca (10)
Period distribution
- 62 No Defined Period
- 8 Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE)
- 4 Not Applicable (natural landscape/non-historical)
- 2 Republican Era (1821-present)
- 2 Multiple Periods (site with layers of various periods)
Notable sites
- SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO MURO INCA PLAZA DE ORURILLO — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO PUCARA INCA CANCHA — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO MONTICULO HUAYCHO — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- San Francisco de Asís — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- Recursos Turisticos Mirador Kolqueparque Código: 12624 Departamento: Puno Provin — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO MONTICULO QOMER MOQ´O HUANCASAYA — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO MONTICULO SECTOR TRAPICHE — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
- SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO CAJANTURANI — Inca Empire (1470-1532 CE) (Inca)
Source: peru_cultura_epoche (11-tier canon, auto-classified)
Hotels via Agoda
Healthcare access
48
Active facilities
Active facilities
1
with admission (hospitals)
with admission (hospitals)
56
Total beds
Total beds
5
with telemedicine
with telemedicine
🚑 5
operational ambulances
operational ambulances
Main hospitals
-
HOSPITAL SAN JUAN DE DIOS
(II-1)
AYAVIRI · 56 Total beds · Tel. 051-563265
Data & sources
Show data sources used
- SENAMHI Climate data, seasons, UV index, frost (1981-2020 climate normals + daily forecasts)
- MINCETUR / PromPerú Tourism infrastructure: hotels, restaurants, agencies, artisans, attractions
- INEI / SIRTOD Statistics: population, GDP, crime, traffic accidents (department and province level)
- SERNANP Protected areas: national parks, reserves, sanctuaries, protection forests
- INGEMMET Geological hazards: landslides, debris flows, floods, volcanic activity
- MTC Road network and traffic notices (closures, detours, press releases)
- Ministerio de Cultura Cultural heritage: archaeological sites, UNESCO World Heritage, Qhapaq Ñan, museums
- DATACRIM (INEI) Crime and homicide reports 2017-2024 (public ArcGIS REST API)
- OpenStreetMap Open geospatial data: roads, POIs, administrative boundaries
Retrieved: 2026-06