Photos of Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is located on the Coyao Plateau at the junction of Bolivia and Peru. It is known as the "Pearl of the Plateau" and is a large freshwater lake with the highest altitude in the world. Lake Titicaca is high above sea level but not freezing, inland but not salty. The meaning of the name is unknown, but there are different translations such as "Puma Rock" (RockofthePuma) or "Lead Cliff" (CragofLead). The charm of Lake Titicaca lies in its unique natural and human resources. Only at an altitude of 3,800 meters above sea level is the clear and thin air, the sunlight that is closer to the true color of the sun, and the lake water that is bluer than the sky. Here, colonial culture and Indian culture are wonderfully combined to form the regional culture of the region. The floating island of the Urus is a popular tourist attraction on Lake Titicaca. The Urus are a branch of the Indian Aymara tribe. As a small tribe, they fled to the lake to avoid the invasion of empires such as the Incas. They choose reeds to live, eat asparagus, build huge floating islands with reed roots, build houses, boats, and all daily necessities with reeds on the island. They are content and happy, living in a small world on the drifting island for generations, and they will orally teach the craft of making things from reeds. Today, hundreds of people still live on these drifting islands.