Bolivian authorities Tuesday reported that due to poor rainfalls, the water levels of Lake Titicaca, on the border with Peru in the middle of the Andes, had dropped 97 centimeters. National ...

The lake is also affected by the burning of cattails, a perennial aquatic herbaceous plant typical of the area and which plays a key role in water purification, the conservationists explained.

The best time to visit Lake Titicaca is the dry season from June ... Puno is worth a stop on its own, as this town of 130,000 ...