Lake Titicaca
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Lake Titicaca is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its
A view of Lake Titicaca taken from the town of Copacabana in Bolivia
The city of Puno in Peru, the largest urban settlement on the lake
Drawing of Inca Templo del Sol (as seen in 1887) on the Isla del Sol, where the mummified body of Manco Cápac came to rest.
Two Telmatobius species occur in the lake, the smaller, more coastal marbled water frog (pictured, at Isla del Sol) and the larger, more deep-water Titicaca water frog.
Puno
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Puno is a city in southeastern Peru, located on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It is the capital city of the eponymous Puno Province and Puno Region; in 2017, it had a population of 135,288. The city was
Lake Titicaca
…to 5.5 m (18 ft), but macrophytes, notably Chara and Potamogeton, occur down to 10 m (33 ft). In sheltered shallow waters, such as the harbour of Puno, Azolla, Elodea, Lemna and Myriophyllum are common. The Tinajani Basin, in which Lake Titicaca lies, is an intermontane basin. This basin is a pull-apart…
Puno cityscape
Visita a la ciudad de Puno 03
Plaza de armas de Puno
Jezero Titicaca plovoucí ostrovy Uros panoramio