Lake Titicaca is the largest freshwater lake in South America and the highest of the world's large lakes. Titicaca is one of less than twenty ancient lakes on earth, and is thought to be three million years old. Lake Titicaca sits 3 810 m above sea level and is situated between Peru to the west and Bolivia to the east. Peruvian part is located in Puno department, in Puno and Huancane provinces.
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- With a surface area of 8,372 km2 (3,232 sq mi) and an elevation of 3,812 m (12,507 ft), Lake Titicaca is often called the highest navigable lake in the world.
- There is only one river that drains Lake Titicaca ... They live on an approximate and still growing 120 self-fashioned floating islands in Lake Titicaca near Puno.
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- Some of the most spectacular are at SILLUSTANI, set on a little peninsula in Lake Umayo overlooking Titicaca, 30km northwest of Puno.
- The surface elevation of Lake Titicaca’s water is 3,812 meters / 12,507 feet . It means that all the hills and mountains you see around are higher than this.
- The Lake Titicaca Reserve was created in 1978 in aim of preserving the special fauna, flora and the unique countryside found here.
- Transportation options to Lake Titicaca cover a wide range of price, quality and relative convenience. Keep reading to find out more about each option.
- Lake Titicaca is a high elevation lake, situated in the Andes Mountains. Nestled between the various peaks is a large basin which holds the Altiplano plateau.
- Lake Titicaca's fish consist principally of two species of killifish (Orestias) – a small fish, usually striped or barred with black, and a catfish (Trichomycterus).
- The Titicaca Lake: The Mount of the Puma . The name Titicaca comes from the two Quechua words Titi which means Puma and Caca which means mount...
