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Titicaca
[ tit-i-kah-kuh; Spanish tee-tee-kah-kah ]
noun
- Lake Titicaca, a lake on the boundary between southern Peru and western Bolivia, in the Andes: the largest lake in the region; the highest large lake in the world. 3,200 square miles (8,290 square kilometers); 12,508 feet (3,812 meters) above sea level.
Titicaca
/ 迟颈迟颈藞办补办补 /
noun
- Lake Titicacaa lake between S Peru and W Bolivia, in the Andes: the highest large lake in the world; drained by the Desaguadero River flowing into Lake Poop贸. Area: 8135 sq km (3141 sq miles). Altitude: 3809 m (12聽497 ft). Depth: 370 m (1214 ft)
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Titicaca1
Example Sentences
Prevent conflict through international treaties and intergovernmental management of transboundary river basins -- for example, the Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India, and Peru and Bolivia's joint governance of Lake Titicaca.
A family of Peruvian farmers harvests quinoa near Lake Titicaca.
Recent intense rains in Bolivia helped Lake Titicaca recover.
Ancient raised fields had been found around Lake Titicaca, on the border of Peru and Bolivia.
Since then, more archaeological discoveries around Lake Titicaca have suggested that ancient farmers were forced to work the raised fields by the expansionist Tiwanaku empire during its peak between AD 500 and 1100.
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