A small colonial town about an hour north of Juliaca and a worthwhile detour for travellers with a free day in the area. Lampa's main square is dominated by the Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol, an 18th-century church holding a full-sized replica of Michelangelo's Pietà (cast directly from the original in the Vatican) and a curious crypt lined with the skulls of local notables.
The town is painted almost uniformly pink — the "Ciudad Rosada" — and is a noticeably quieter and more colonial-feeling stop than Puno itself. Half-day tours from Puno or Juliaca cover the church, the bridge over the Lampa river, and the small pre-Inca chullpas at Inka Tunuwiri nearby.