Lake Titicaca is a body of water located on the plateau of the Collao in the Central Andes at an average height of 3,812 masl between the territories of Bolivia and Peru. It has an area of 8,562 km² of which 56% (4,772 km²) correspond to Peru and 44% (3,790 km²) to Bolivia and 1,125 kilometers of coastline, 1 its maximum depth is estimated at 281 m and its average depth is calculated in 107 m. Its level is irregular and increases during the austral summer.

Only 65 km. Of the city of La Paz, is the beautiful and mysterious Lake Titikaka; This immense inland sea located at 3,900 m / s and with an extension of more than 8,300 km. Is the rest of an immense paleolago that covered great part of the Bolivian plateau and gave rise to the formation of Salar de Uyuni and Coipasa, besides the lake Poopó.

Its landscapes, its history, its archaeological sites, its inhabitants, amalgamate to offer a special experience to the visitors, full of mysticism, plagued with enigmas. Lake Titikaka, home to the Andean civilization, is populated by archaeological samples such as Tiwanaku, Aymara and Inca, whose monuments and ceremonial centers can be admired in its islands and important villages around it.

COPACABANA It was originally a pre-Columbian ceremonial center and astronomical observation, closely linked with the pilgrimage to the Isla del Sol and the Moon during the Inca empire. As part of the process of evangelization in the sixteenth century, in the central square and on a sacred site or waka, the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Candelaria was constructed, brown image carved in wood by Tito Yupanqui. The building is white and imposing with colorful and bright domes; Its altar is clothed with gold and silver and the vestments of the small image are filled with valuable jewels from the colonial era. The museum in one of its rooms is an interesting example of the power and importance of this site. From Copacabana you can take some interesting excursions and hikes to some viewpoints such as the Calvary and the Horca del Inca, take a boat trip to know the Islands of the Sun and the Moon or stroll along the beaches and rest.

THE ISLAND OF THE SUN It is a wonderful place, peaceful, friendly, its landscapes are spectacular, permanently dominated by the eternal snows of the Cordillera Real; The Yumani staircase is a challenge to the fortress of the visitor who is rewarded with the waters of the three fountains. The Chincana, Pilkokaina, the footprints of the Sun and the Sacred Rock are the signs of the religious importance of the Island during the Inca occupation, walking along its hills and traveling from east to west is an experience worth living. Lake Titicaca is the center of a great plateau of about 200,000 km2, known as the Altiplano or plateau of the Collao. Located at 3 809 msnm, it has an area of 8 562 km2, with a maximum depth of 285 m and with many areas that do not exceed 40 m. The total volume of water is 903 km3.

FAUNA AND FLORA   The fauna is composed mainly of ducks, divers, chulumpi tiki, guallatas and parihuanas.4 Among the fish they emphasize the suche (Trichomycterus rivulatus), the carachi and the trout (introduced). In the lake exists a species known like "giant frog of the lake Titicaca" (Telmatobius culeus), being the lake the unique habitat of this species. The vegetation of the lake is classified as amphibian, submerged and floating, and composes one of the main elements of the ecosystem cycle. Its flora is represented by 12 varieties of aquatic plants highlighting the totora (Scirpus californicus), yana llacho (Elodea potamogeton), water lentil (Lemna sp.) And purima (Chara sp.). There is also terrestrial fauna on the islands and banks of Lake Titicaca, among which are the vicuñas, alpacas, llamas, guinea pigs, foxes, among others.