Puna
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Puna may refer to:
- Puna (geography), one of the eight physiographic regions of Peru
- Puna (mythology), the king of Hiti-marama or of Vavau in the Tuamotu legend of Rata
- Puna (wind), a type of wind in the Andes
- Puna, Hawaii, a district in the east-southeast portion of the Island of Hawaiʻi
- Puná Island, an island off the coast of southern Ecuador
- Battle of Puná, a battle fought between Spanish conquistadors and Puná natives
- Puna grassland, a type of grassland in the central part of the high Andes
- Altiplano or Puna, a region that covers part of Bolivia, Peru, and the northern end of Argentina and Chile
- Maihueniopsis or Puna, a cactus genus
[edit] See also
- Poona or Pune, the second-largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra