Puno
Lake Titicaca
ConfirmedIconicApproximate area
- On screen
- Peru: Return to Paraíso (dialogue)
- Where
- Altiplano, Puno, Peru / La Paz Department, Bolivia
- Time & access
- Free to see from the shore; boat trips from Puno or Copacabana. Allow for altitude.
In the game
Not a playable place: in the Peru chapter, Lara and Alister discuss the creator god Viracocha and say that, in the myth, he lived in Lake Titicaca.
History in brief
At about 3,800 m, Titicaca is the largest lake in South America by volume and one of the highest navigable lakes in the world. Andean myth tells of Viracocha rising from it to create the sun, moon and people.
The place today
Shared by Peru and Bolivia, with boat trips to the floating Uros islands from Puno and to the Isla del Sol from Copacabana.
Always check opening times, access rules and travel advice before you go.