Lake Titicaca (Peru) - Wink Travel Guide

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.

It is the largest lake in South America, not counting Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, which is connected to the sea by a strait.

The Titicaca Reserve was created in 1978, with the purpose of preserving the native flora and fauna and the beauty of the area’s countryside. There are 60 species of birds, 14 species of fish and 18 species of amphibians in the Reserve.

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