Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca: The mysterious and ancient Lake Titicaca is a legendary lake high located on the border of Bolivia and Peru as discussed in Whispers from a Forgotten past at Violations. Lake Titicaca is located in the Andes mountains, between Peru and Bolivia. The area covers about 9000 square kilometres and lies about 3800 meters above sea level. Its maximum depth is estimated to be approximately 460 meters, very unusual for a continental lake. The lake now is a very small portion of what was once a vast sea.

At least two civilizations that managed to reach the degree of empires have their roots here: the Tiwanaku civilization and the more well known civilization of the Incas. What's interesting is that in the mythology of the two presents the genesis with their leaders emerging from the waters of Lake Titicaca. This is the reason that Lake Titicaca is considered a sacred lake. There are many legends about the lake. They say that under the surface there are cities abundant in gold and silver, but still people were not able to find them. They say that in its waters live mermaids singing sweet and deadly. When you are at Titicaca, between the high mountains, with very little air, this whole place seems like a dreamland.

As an anecdote structures shave recently been found underneath the waters with "temples built of huge blocks of stone, with stone roads leading to unknown places"