Lake Titicaca
From Wikitravel
South America : Bolivia : Altiplano : Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca (Spanish: Lago Titicaca) is located on the border between northern Bolivia and southern Peru. It is considered the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world (3821m).
[edit] Understand
Covering some 8300 square kilometers, Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, not counting Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, which is connected to the sea by a strait. The area of the lake is divided between Peru and Bolivia. Approximately 60% of the lake is in Peru and 40% of the lake is in Bolivia. Most of the Tiquina peninsula, which juts out from the Peruvian shore, also belongs to Bolivia.
[edit] Islands
- Isla del Sol
- Isla Amantani
- Isla Taquile - An island that has maintained its culture for several thousand years
- The floating Uros Islands - a bit touristy/artificial, but still interesting and worth stopping-off at if you are on your way to one of the other islands
[edit] Get out
[edit] Bolivia
[edit] Peru
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