Lake Titicaca

Straddling the Peru–Bolivia border at 3,812 meters, Titicaca is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world and the largest in South America by surface area. The floating reed islands of the Uros people, constructed and maintained from totora reeds, lie a short boat ride from Puno. Deeper in the lake, the inhabited islands of Taquile and Amantaní maintain Andean textile traditions and offer homestay access to community life.