Titicaca
Highest navigable lake
Titicaca is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains, straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia.
At about 12,500 feet elevation, it is the highest navigable lake in the world.
The name comes from indigenous Aymara or Quechua and has no connection to the English words it resembles.
Andean elevated flatland
- AndesSouth American western range
- QuechuaAndean indigenous language family
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
- plateauFlat highland area
altitude · thin air · llama · alpaca · vicuña · terracing · potato · quinoa
Meringue atop custard
- reed boatsVessels woven from wetland plants
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- inhabitedHaving occupants within
- indigenous communitiesOriginal inhabitants of a region
Ancient Peruvian civilization member
- creation mythOrigin narrative of existence
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- offeringSomething presented or given
cosmology · origin · mythology · ceremony · spiritual · ancestral · shrine
Non-saline aquatic environment
- basinConcave water receptacle
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
watershed · limnology · evaporation · glacial · turquoise · aquatic · reeds · sediment
Native to one area
- giant frogAmphibian of unusual size
- killifishSmall ornamental aquarium fish
- waterbirdsBirds inhabiting aquatic environments
- grebeFreshwater diving bird
flamingo · ibis · cattails · wetlands · conservation · endangered · aquatic plants · algae
Altiplano
Andean elevated flatland
- AndesSouth American western range
- QuechuaAndean indigenous language family
- highlandElevated, mountainous land
plateau · altitude · thin air · llama · alpaca · vicuña · terracing · potato · quinoa · Bolivia
floating islands
Meringue atop custard
- reed boatsVessels woven from wetland plants
- archipelagoChain of scattered islands
- inhabitedHaving occupants within
Inca
Ancient Peruvian civilization member
- creation mythOrigin narrative of existence
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
offering · cosmology · origin · mythology · ceremony · spiritual · ancestral · shrine
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
tributaries · watershed · limnology · evaporation · glacial · turquoise · aquatic · reeds · sediment · currents
endemic
Native to one area
- giant frogAmphibian of unusual size
- killifishSmall ornamental aquarium fish
- waterbirdsBirds inhabiting aquatic environments
grebe · flamingo · ibis · cattails · wetlands · conservation · endangered · aquatic plants · algae · trout
balsa
Extremely light timber
- steamshipBoiler-propelled water vessel
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- catamaranDouble-hulled sailing craft
hydrofoil · kayak · sailing · flotilla · cruise · motorboat · port · harbor
- lakesLake Michigan, Lake Erie, Great Lakes, Lake Superior, Lake Tahoe
- South AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- South American WatersAmazon River, Orinoco River, Iguazu Falls, Orinoco, Magdalena
- Titicacafloating islands, reed boats, Copacabana
- sacred watersholy water, sacred springs, baptismal water, sacred spring, sacred lake
- South American PeoplesInca, Quechua, Guarani, Amazonian tribes, Amazon tribes
TiticacaDead Sea
Landlocked hypersaline lake
below sea level · Caspian Sea · Mariana Trench · Death Valley · Sea of Galilee
TiticacaPacific Ocean
Largest body of water
Atlantic Ocean · ocean · sea · Indian Ocean · Arctic Ocean
- Lake TiticacaHigh-altitude Andean lake