BOLIVIA

BOLIVIA.

Definitive stamps.
Titicaca Lake.
Stamp issued in 1918.
Face value: 2 Bolivian centavos.
Printed by J. Boettger, La Paz.
Printing: Lithography.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 103.
- Scott No. 113.
- StampWorld No. 115.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 144.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 106.

Lake Titicaca (in Spanish, Lago Titicaca; in Quechua, Titiqaqa Qucha) is a large, deep, freshwater lake in the Andes, on the border of Bolivia and Peru. Located at an altitude of 3,812 m (12,507 ft) above sea level, it is the highest navigable lake in the world. Its area is 8,372 km² (3,232 sq mi), its length is 190 km (118 mi), and its maximum width is 80 km (50 mi). The lake consists of two nearly separate subbasins connected by the Strait of Tiquina, which is 850 m (2,790 ft) across at the narrowest point. The larger subbasin is named Lago Grande (or Lago Chucuito), and the smaller subbasin, Lago Pequeño (or Wiñaymarka). Five rivers flow into the lake (Ramis, Coata, Ilave, Huancané and Suchez) and more than twenty streams, and in its waters there are 41 islands, some of them densely populated. In 1996, the Binational Autonomous Authority of the Lake Titicaca Water System (Autoridad Binacional Autónoma del Sistema Hídrico del lago Titicaca) was created, which establishes a legal framework and a binational master plan.

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Thanks to J. L.-F. for his contribution.