In 1961, the Universidad Técnica del Altiplano (UTA) was created in Puno in response to the desire of the Puno population to have its own university that could compete with the universities of Cuzco and Arequipa, where most young people migrated to pursue higher education. This desire for autonomy and …
In December 1961, the Corporación de Fomento y Promoción Social y Económica de Puno (CORPUNO) was created, a body with administrative autonomy that until 1972 organized and planned development investments in the department. The creation of CORPUNO took place in a context of droughts and floods that affected the altiplano …
Between the 1950s and 1960s, the Puna altiplano experienced a particularly strong combination of droughts and floods. Floods occurred in 1960, 1962 and 1963, alternating with droughts in 1955-56, 1957 and 1964. These natural disasters generated significant emigration to urban areas such as Arequipa. In December 1961, the Corporación de …