With a surface area of 8,372 km 2 (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. That claim is generally considered to refer to commercial craft.

2025年1月15日 · 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).

The Lake Titicaca area is a mixture of checkerboard fields, rolling hills, high Andean peaks and small communities which are rich in history. The city of Puno, on the Peruvian side, is considered to be the best base if you consider exploring the lake and its islands.

Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake and one of South America’s stunning natural wonders. The deep blue of the water seems to meld with the sky and a ring of snow-tipped peaks creates the remarkable sensation of floating atop the earth’s highest elevations.

Lake Titicaca (Quechua: Titiqaqa Qucha, "Titiqaqa Lake") is a large, deep lake in the Andes mountains. The eastern part is in Bolivia and the western part of it is in Peru . It is the largest lake in South America.

2021年7月16日 · Lake Titicaca is located between Peru and Bolivia and is the largest freshwater lake in South America. It is situated at an elevation of 3,810 meters above sea level, making it one of the highest large lakes on Earth.

2024年12月13日 · Lake Titicaca, sitting on the border between Peru and Bolivia, is one of Peru’s highlight attractions. Considered in Inca mythology to be the birthplace of the sun, this lofty lake is a vast body of shimmering deep blue water high in the Andes mountains.

2024年8月30日 · Lake Titicaca, one of the highest navigable lakes in the world, straddles the border of Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains. With a history that dates back millions of years, Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America by volume and a site of cultural and ecological significance.

Lake Titicaca is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, at 12,507 feet (3,812 m) above sea level, and the largest freshwater lake in South America.

2022年9月13日 · 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.