Journey Around the World: Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca, located on the South American continent in the border region between Peru and Bolivia, is the largest lake in the Andean mountain system (it covers more than 8,000 square kilometers) and the highest navigable lake in the world. The places near the lake were once called dreary by the Spaniards, but those who thought so could not have imagined that once there was a great civilization with a high level of development in many branches of science and technology.

Recent scientific discoveries prove that the ruins found in the vicinity of Lake Titicaca do not belong to the constructions of Indian nations such as the Maya or the Incas, what used to be these ruins were built by a much more ancient civilization. The quality of the stone work and the traces of the use of machine labor, which none of the aforementioned Indian civilizations could boast, attests to the fact that there was a so-called pracivilization here.

As for the lake itself, it has long been a source of food and building material for the people who inhabit its shores. From the reeds that grow along its shore the local population builds dwellings and boats on which they catch fish, and the local reeds are also used to feed the cattle bred in the coastal settlements. The water surface of the lake is also used as a highway for trade between the bordering countries. And, of course, the lake and nearby communities are the attractions attracting in the region a huge number of tourists from all over the world.

Lake Titicaca is fed directly from the Andean glaciers by many rivers. This is due to the constant change in the size of the lake depending on the air temperature in the mountain tops, but there is no risk of "overfilling" the lake in case of prolonged warming, all the excess water goes into the lakes below. Tourists are interested not only in the lake shore, because there are a number of islands on its territory, where you can see the temple complexes built in the pre-Columbian period.

The climate in the area near the lake corresponds to the geographical location of the area, it is quite cool during the day, even in the summer, and at night there are often frosts with sub-zero temperatures. The area is characterized by humid summers and dry, cold winters. Classic beach tourism is not relevant here, they come to explore the ancient and authentic world of the most mysterious civilizations on Earth.