No. 140

Lake Titicaca offerings

Underwater Underwater

Panoramic view of Copacabana, Bolivia and Lake Titicaca viewed from El Calvario. — EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where: Bolivia
Built by: Tiwanaku and Inca
Era: 500-1500s CE
Known for: Gold, shells and incense burners at Khoa Reef.
How it went under: Placed underwater as offerings and found in 2013.

View of Puno and the Titicaca lake, Peru — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ancient engraving of the Temple of the Sun on the Island of Titicaca. — Fergon, Public domain

A marbled water frog (Telmatobius marmoratus) in a stream on Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. — Joshua Stone, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Background

Lake Titicaca (; Spanish: Lago Titicaca [ˈlaɣo titiˈkaka]; Quechua: Titiqaqa and Aymara: Titiqaqa) is a large lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. It is often listed as a freshwater lake, though its waters are slightly brackish. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America, both in terms of the volume of water and surface area. It is the 18th largest lake in the world. It has a surface elevation of 3,812 m (12,507 ft).

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