Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca, at 3,812 metres above sea level, is the highest navigable lake in the world and straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia. From the Peruvian side, the highlight is the Uros floating islands, built entirely from layers of totora reed, where communities in brightly patterned traditional dress still live much as they always have. The Bolivian shore has the mountain backdrop, but Peru’s side offers this genuinely unusual way of life up close.