Lake Titicaca
Informacion General
Lake Titicaca
A 10 blocks. Plaza de Armas.
This lake is very important in Andean mythology since, according to legend, its waters emerged Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, children of the sun god and founders of the Inca Empire. Peru and Bolivia share sovereignty over this navigable lake, the world's tallest (3810 meters).
It has an area of 8,559 km2, a maximum depth of 283 meters and the average temperature of the water varies from October to May between 9 ° C (48 º F) and 11 ° C (52 º F) from June to September between -7 ° C (19 º F) and -10 ° C (14 º F). The lake is also tempers the area, because without them there would be no life at this point.
In the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, there are several islands, among which Amantaní, Taquile, Soto and Anapia (natural islands) and the Uros (artificial islands), each with different attractions. In the lakeside reeds growing where various birds and fishrefuge as carachis, ispis, bream, umantos, (endangered), mackerel and trout, all native species are prized for their high nutritional value .
