The temple, which holds the rank of Minor Basilica, was built in the

seventeenth century, after many problems and adventures. About, you know,
its completion took about 80 years. The data show that began in 1709 and
was completed in 1794.
built in the so-called Supay Kancha or "encirclement of the devil", the
Cathedral of Puno rises on the high side of the square, as a sample of the
Spanish Baroque clear syncretism with the Andean culture, which makes it
have a clearly mixed character .