Titicaca?!?!

Lake Titicaca is located in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia.  It is the largest lake in South America with respect to volume of water.  It is also considered the highest navigable lake in the world at an elevation of 12,507 feet. The name "Titicaca" origins are unknown, however many believe it derives from the Sacred Rock on the Island of the Sun known as Titikala.  Titicaca is also translated to "Rock Puma".  Some say that the lake has is shaped similar to that of a Puma hunting a rabbit.  Regardless, it's a fun name in English.  The lake is also well known for it's population of the Uros, a group of 44 artificial islands made of floating reeds.  Torta is a reed that grows naturally in the shallow of the lake.  The islands are now a major tourist attraction for Peru.  The Uros people have been living on the lake for hundreds of years.  They were forced to take up residence on the floating islands when the Incas expanded onto their land.  Their homes, boats and structures are all made with the torta reed. There are several natural islands on the lake with a variety of indigenous people.