{"id":1705,"date":"2012-06-26T17:04:40","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T12:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2012-06-26T17:06:45","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T12:06:45","slug":"the-myths-and-marvels-of-lake-titicaca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/?p=1705","title":{"rendered":"The Myths and Marvels of Lake Titicaca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The vast blue expanse of Lake Titicaca<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1707 colorbox-1705\" title=\"1_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x480\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x480.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/1_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x480-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At an elevation of 12,500 feet (3,811 m), Titicaca, in the Andes, is the highest navigable lake on Earth. This landlocked body of water is shared by two countries, with Peru claiming its western part, and Bolivia its eastern section.<\/p>\n<p><em>Women congregate beside their wonderful reed constructions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/add_uros.img_assist_custom-600x400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1708 colorbox-1705\" title=\"add_uros.img_assist_custom-600x400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/add_uros.img_assist_custom-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/add_uros.img_assist_custom-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/add_uros.img_assist_custom-600x400-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As if being the highest lake in the world that&#8217;s able to be navigated weren\u2019t enough of a record, Lake Titicaca is also the largest lake in South America, at least by water volume. Though Venezuela\u2019s Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area, it is also connected to the Caribbean Sea via the Gulf of Venezuela and is therefore technically a bay rather than a lake.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>A beautiful reed boat on Lake Titicaca<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/20_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x401.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1710 colorbox-1705\" title=\"20_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x401\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/20_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/20_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x401.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/20_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x401-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Lake Titicaca consists of two parts that almost look like two different lakes. However, they are connected, if only by a thin strip of water \u2013 2,620 feet (800 m) at its narrowest \u2013 called the Strait of Tiquina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/5_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1711 colorbox-1705\" title=\"5_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/5_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/5_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.cawater-info.net\/all_about_water\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/5_titicaca.img_assist_custom-600x400-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The larger of the two sub-basins is aptly called Lago Grande (\u201cBig Lake\u201d) and the smaller one Lago Peque\u00f1o (\u201cLittle Lake\u201d); they&#8217;re also known as Lago Chucuito and Lago Huinaymarka, respectively. 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