Lake Titicaca

The highest navigable lake in the world, straddling Peru and Bolivia/Nature & Natural Wonders

Lake Titicaca sits at 3,812 m above sea level on the Altiplano between Peru and Bolivia, making it the highest navigable lake for large vessels in the world. It covers about 8,372 square kilometers, is 190 km long and 80 km wide, with a maximum depth of 281 m. The Uru people have lived on floating reed islands on the lake for centuries. Incan mythology holds that the creator god Viracocha emerged from Lake Titicaca to create the sun, moon, and stars.