Claim: Quinoa was domesticated for human consumption in South America.

Lake Titicaca -LRB- Lago Titicaca , Titiqaqa Qucha -RRB- is a large , deep lake in the Andes on the border of Bolivia and Peru . By volume of water and by surface area , it is the largest lake in South America . Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area , but it is a tidal bay , not a lake .   It is often called the `` highest navigable lake '' in the world , with a surface elevation of 3,812 m. Although this refers to navigation by large boats , it is generally considered to mean commercial craft . For many years the largest vessel afloat on the lake was the 2,200-ton , 79 m SS Ollanta . Today the largest vessel is most likely the similarly sized , but broader , train barge/float Manco Capac , operated by PeruRail -LRB- berthed , as of 17 June 2013 , at , across the pier from the Ollanta -RRB- . Numerous smaller bodies of water around the world are at higher elevations .