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Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is a huge lake about 195 km long and 75 km wide at its maximum. While some of the shore zones are very shallow and offer the best conditions for the growth of the totora (reed species), in other places the shore drops steeply up to 50 m into the water. The deepest point of the lake is 281 m.
The totora is of great importance for the daily life of the
inhabitants of the lake: it is the raw material for the manufacture of
boats (caballitos de totora), for handicrafts and even for the
artificial islands of the Uros.
Lake Titicaca plays an important role in the history of Peru. Even
before the Incas, the culture of the Tiahuanaco flourished here, of
which many archaeological remains bear witness, e.g. the funerary towers
of Sillustani. Legend has it that Manco Capac and Mama Occllo, the
founders of the Inca Empire, rose from the depths of the lake.
36 islands rise out of the water of Lake Titicaca. The most
important are Taquile and Amantani in the peruvian part and the Sun and
Moon Island in the bolivian part and the artificial islands of the Uros
made of totora (reeds). The inhabitants of the islands still preserve
their ancestral way of life, customs, language and dress.
3812 m.
January: 8 °C, February: 8 °C, March: 7,9 °C, April: 6,8 °C, May: 4,8 °C, June:
2,9 °C, July: 2,8 °C, August: 3,8 °C, September: 5,8 °C, October: 7 °C, November:
7,7 °C, December: 8 °C.
January: 158,7 mm, February: 157,7 mm, March: 133 mm, April: 38 mm, May: 14,6 mm, June: 2,2
mm, July: 3,3 mm, August: 7,5 mm, September: 28,2 mm, October: 35,1 mm, November:
54,3 mm,
December: 119 mm.
Average relative humidity
January: 67,7%, February: 70,1%, March: 68,6%, April: 59,8%, May: 51%, June:
45,8%, July:
46,9%, August: 49,9%, September: 51,9%, October: 50,7%, November: 51,6%, December:
60,2%.
Source of statistical data: Weatherbase, city of Puno.
PTW-PER001
12 days / 11 nights
Round trip: Lima,
Arequipa, Colca valley, Lake Titicaca, journey from Puno to Cusco, the
«Sacred Valley» of the Urubamba, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu,
Lima.
PTW-PER002
15 days / 14 nights
Round trip: Lima, Arequipa, Colca valley, Lake Titicaca, journey
from Puno to Cusco, the «Sacred Valley» of the Urubamba, Pisac,
Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Manu mountain forest, Lima.
PTW-PER003
16 days / 15 nights
Round trip: Lima, Arequipa, Colca valley, Lake Titicaca, journey
from Puno to Cusco, the «Sacred Valley» of the Urubamba, Pisac,
Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Tambopata jungle, Lima.
PTW-PER004
15 days / 14 nights
Round trip: Lima, Paracas, Nasca, Nasca lines, Arequipa, Colca
valley, Lake Titicaca, journey from Puno to Cusco, the «Sacred Valley»
of the Urubamba, Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Lima.
PTW-PUN003
1 day
Boat trip to the floating islands of
the Uros and visit to the island of Taquile, characterized by the
spectacular landscape and whose inhabitants still cling to the ancient
traditions.
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