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Lake Titicaca Panoramic view of the Island of the Sun on Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, at dusk with dramatic clouds and purple, pink, and orange tones reflecting on the water. Map of South America highlighting the location of Lake Titicaca on the border between Peru and Bolivia, with the lake labeled in orange. Surrounding countries and major bodies of water, including the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, are also shown for context.
Visit Aymara Indians grinding grains, sewing, and boatbuilding to fish Lake Titicaca between Peru and Bolivia
Titicaca, Lake: Isla de la Luna Wide view of the Island of the Sun surrounded by deep blue water in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, with rolling hills and scattered vegetation under a partly cloudy sky.
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Lake Titicaca

lake, South America
Also known as: Lago Titicaca
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Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 metres) above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America, astride the border between Peru to the west and Bolivia to the east. Titicaca is the second largest lake of South America (after Maracaibo). It covers some 3,200 square miles (8,300 square km) and extends in a northwest-to-southeast direction for a distance of 120 miles (190 km). It is...

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