Lake Titicaca in the Andes

Lake Titicaca sits in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru, the largest lake in South America by volume.

Navigable, if your idea of fun is altitude sickness.

UNESCO reports salinity ranging from 5.2 to 5.5 parts per 1,000. Calling this freshwater requires some optimism.

Five major river systems feed into Lake Titicaca; only about 10% leaves via Río Desaguadero.

Lake Titicaca contains many landmasses rising from its waters.

Evapotranspiration is just sweating with a graduate degree.

Underwater surveys around Khoa reef recovered thousands of artifacts. Nothing says devotion like a ceramic cat.

The SS Ollanta weighed 2,200 tons; today the train barge Manco Capac likely holds the record.