Lake Titicaca holds hierarchy 4, which means the highest distinction held by tourist landmarks in the world —a distinction also granted to Machu Picchu, Nazca Lines, Colca Valley, and the Amazon River.
Similarly, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) deems Titicaca as the freshwater lake with the highest altitude in the world and the largest in South America.
Mincetur also reminded potential tourists that in 2021 it granted the international Safe Travels Stamp to the Puno-Lake Titicaca Destination. Therefore, this important area in the south of Peru is prepared to welcome national and foreign visitors.
This lake is the main resource of the Titicaca National Reserve —a protected natural area which hosts great biodiversity, supports the socioeconomic development of Puno region, and maintains the cultural traditions of communities that reside in the surroundings of the world’s highest lake.