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LakeTiticaca, Peru

Newest Review: ... on a clay stove, which was used directly on the (probably highly flammable) reed island. Walking on the island is a strange experience - it feels very springy, but reasonably secure, so I didn't feel I was about to put my foot straight through! We were then shown around some of the islands and chatted to many of the islanders in Spanish (apparently the Uru language is no longer widely spoken as a first language). The houses were extremely small and were also built from tortora reeds. The elementary school on the islands though was a little more rugged, made from corrugated metal; inside here was a very simple classroom, with little more on... more

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LakeTiticaca, Peru: Visitng the world's highest navigable lake (allegedly) and m ... (1550 words)
by - written on 08/10/09 (Very useful, 86 readings)
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Lake Titicaca is situated on the border between Peru and Bolivia and is famous for being (arguably) the highest navigable lake in the world (3812m above sea level). Even though that definition may be a tiny bit subjective, (there are higher lakes in the world and some boats can navigate in only a few inches of water), you shouldn't question that claim too loudly it if you visit - this lake is home to the flotilla of the Bolivian Navy (pretty impressive, given that Bolivia is landlocked!). Either which way, the lake is visually very impressive and immense, with a surface area of over 8000 square kilometres. My review is of my travels on the Peruvian side of ... Read the complete review

Beautiful lake worth the visit! (316 words)
by - written on 17/05/09 ()
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Lake Titicaca is truly beautiful, if you catch it on a really hot day, it does shimmer and look truly magical. I crossed the lake from the Bolivian side - I must admit, first glance at the lake was pretty awful, the water line covered in plastic bottles/bags...etc - as you go further out onto the water, you get to see that it is in fact rather clean and as you head to the reed islands, you feel like its pretty magical. The reed islands are a must see - although they have been really geared up to tourism, it's not a criticism. The people who live on them only really have fishing to subsidise livelihoods so tourism is really important. Walking onto ... Read the complete review

LakeTiticaca, Peru: Floating Islands but not a dessert (1222 words)
by - written on 22/12/08 (Very useful, 102 readings)
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Puno and the Uros Islands Lake Titicaca is 3,812 m above sea level which makes it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world. It is also the largest lake in South America in volume of water and the deepest point of the lake measures 284m . It lies in both Peru and Bolivia and Lake Titicaca is fed by rainfall and from glaciers on the Andean Sierras. Five major river systems also feed into Lake Titicaca; these are the Ramis, Coata, Ilave, Huancané, and Suchez rivers. Lake Titicaca is one of the nominees for the New Seven Wonders, natural wonders. If you haven't heard of the New 7 Wonders website the go and have a look. They have recently come up with ... Read the complete review