Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, and because of its size and high altitude (3,812 m/12,507 ft) is the highest navigable lake in the world. The lake is considered to be the ...

The Association of Indigenous Peoples Conservationists (Asociación de Pueblos Originarios Conservacionistas - APOC) insisted this week that an emergency be declared in Lake Titicaca, which they ...

This story was originally published in our Nov/Dec 2023 issue as "Floating in the Clouds" Click here to subscribe to read more stories like this one. Stepping onto one of the Uros islands in ...

Mr Guaygua is in charge of tourism and culture in the town of Tiquina. Tiquina lies on the shore of Lake Titicaca, which covers more than 8,500 sq km (3,300 sq miles) and creates a natural border ...

Bolivian authorities Tuesday reported that due to poor rainfalls, the water levels of Lake Titicaca, on the border with Peru in the middle of the Andes, had dropped 97 centimeters. National ...

This story appears in the April 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the remote Peruvian island of Taquile, in the middle of the great Lake Titicaca, hundreds of people stand in silence ...

This sacred lake of the Incas, the highest navigable major lake in the world, is a must-see. Its pristine waters change colors from dawn to dusk, depending on the clouds and the angle of the sun.