Titicaca
the Uros floating islands on Lake Titicaca, Puno
Map showing the location of Titicaca
Map showing the location of Titicaca
LocationPuno Region, Puno Province, Huancané Province, Peru
Coordinates15°50′11″S 69°20′19″W / 15.83639°S 69.33861°W / -15.83639; -69.33861
Area36.180 ha

The Titicaca National Reservation is located in the Puno Region, Peru, in the Puno and Huancané provinces. Its main purpose is to preserve the ecosystems and landscapes of the Titicaca lake and surrounding Central Andean wet puna ecoregion.[1]

See also

References

  1. Olson, D. M, E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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