puna, high plateau region, 12,000 to 16,000 ft (3,658-4,877 m) high, between ridges of the Andes in Peru and Bolivia. Arid, cold, and in general, covered by short coarse grass, the puna has, nevertheless, long supported an Native American population. The icy wind sweeping the mineral-rich plateaus is also called puna.

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 Hawaii
• 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

See also

• Poona or Pune, the second-largest city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra