Lake Titicaca
The Titicaca lake is very important in Andean mythology since, according to the legend, Manco Capac  and Mama Ocllo emerged from its waters, the children of the Sun-God and founders of the Inca Empire. Peru and Bolivia share sovereignty over this navigable lake, the world's highest lake (3810 meters above sea level).
The Titicaca lake has an area of 8559 km2, a maximum depth of 283 meters and the annual average temperature of the water varies from October to May between 9 ° C (48 º F) and 11 ° C (52 º F) from June to September between -7 ° C (19 º F) and -10 ° C (14 º F). The lake has also the role of tempering the area, as without it´s presence there would be no life at this altitude.

In the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca there are several islands, among which Amantaní, Taquile, Soto and Anapia (natural islands) and the islands of the Uros (artificial islands), each with its own, unique attractions. In the lakeside grows the reed, where various birds and fish find refuge as carachis, ispis, boga, umantos, suches (endangered species), kingfish and trout, all these species are native and prized for their high nutritional value .

Titicaca National Reserve
This is a Natural Protected Area, established in 1978 to preserve the natural resources of the ecosystem of Lake Titicaca and the highland plain, totaling and an area of 36,180ha. In this reserve have been registered dozens of species of birds, fish and amphibians.

Birds are the most numerous: there are over 60 species, among which Chilean flamingo, geese, gulls, keles, chullumpis and lequeleques (there are also endangered species). The flora of the lake is represented by twelve varieties of aquatic plants, among which the most important are the reed and the llacho.

The reed:
The white underside of the reed called CHULLO - is consumed as food and contains large amounts of iodine.

Seasonality:  Weekends, all year.

Entrance: Ticket (S / 3.00)

Tourist services:
Museum site, selling local produce, crafts, canoe rentals and / or boats, kiosks selling food and drinking, topical and medical post.

Access:
Boat
6 km. approximately west of the lake port of Puno
20 minutes

Activities:
Cultural activities, canoeing / rafting, wildlife watching, mystics and esoteric rituals, walking, buying local products, tours, gastronomy, religious activities, social activities, spear fishing.