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Lake Titicaca
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Why Go?
A visit to the world's largest high-altitude lake feels like a journey to the top of the world.
Everything - and everyone - that sits beside this impressive body of water, from the tradi-
tional Aymará villages to the glacier-capped peaks of the Cordillera Real, seems to fall into
the background as the singularity, power and sheer gravity of the lake draws all eyes. It is
not hard to see how Inca legends came to credit Lake Titicaca with the birth of their civiliz-
ation.
Set between Peru and Bolivia at 3808m, the 8400 sq km lake offers enough activities to
keep you busy for at least a week. There are trips to the many islands that speckle the
shoreline, hikes to lost coves and floating islands, parties in the tourist hub of Copacabana
and chance encounters with locals that will provide new insight into the culture and tradi-
tions of one of Bolivia's top attractions.
