Talk:Lake Titicaca

message: What a silly statement. What's the definition of a 'body of water'? There must be thousands of small and tiny lakes and meres in the Himalayas and other mountain ranges at much higher elevations.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.68.94.86 (talk) 22:00, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: At least two dozen bodies of water around the world are at higher elevations

message: Would anyone object if I switched this page over to the Harvard citation templates? I believe they are the preferred citation style, and they will permit referencing of specific page numbers. Thanks--NathanCraig 02:06, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: Is that "a man" boating? Looks like a woman, with that haircut. - DavidWBrooks 18:02, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Differnt countries have very differnt hair styles. and differnt times periods too. just look at hippies compared to modern hair. Joesolo13 (talk) 00:14, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: caption

message: We have three pretty similar photos on this page now - I would like to remove one, preferably the boat shot with all the tourists, which doesn't add any information already given by the top reed-boat shot. Any objections? - DavidWBrooks 14:45, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos 

message: This section was cut from the article on 11-17-06 to be reinserted at a later date when it compliments a more complete article.  See Pop-culture Referrences discussion.--Atomicskier 18:39, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Appearances in popular culture: Section Archive

message: Would someone please be so kind as to fix formatting of photos to get rid of white spaces? I don't know how. Thank you! Mona-Lynn 00:28, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Formatting of photos

message: As you can see, I overhauled the format and layout of this page.  I also added the infobox.  The facts and figures in the infobox (and the changes I made in the article itself) are from the World Lakes Database, so they are reliable.  If anyone would like to try their hand at adjusting the layout, have at it!  I like the current layout enough to leave it, but I can understand why someone might want to muddle with it.  In my opinion, the formatting is sufficient to call it good.  If anyone can put in additional references, or inline citations, please do so.  Cheers!!  Em3rald 07:43, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox & other edits

message: There was a recent revision that left too much white space.  I think it would be better to revert to the previous version.  --Atomicskier 04:53, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Too much white space

message: I have heard it said - from two independent sources (i.e. folks from Peru) - that there is a saying in the schools there, "Titi, for Peru. For Bolivia, caca!" Can anyone verify this, and also comment on its notability? Apparently the western world and northern hemishphere are not the only ones who derive amusement from the name of this lake...
And for the record, a 1981 map of peruvian metallomineralogical deposits draws the national border through the lake and its label, viz. "LAGO TITI |CACA" 74.61.119.244 10:40, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I heard that joke from a tour guide during a visit a couple of years ago. But it was a joke for English speakers, playing off the English sounds from the term, not an etymological explanation. - DavidWBrooks 19:09, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

text: One of my college Spanish teachers was from Peru and she told us that they had this expression. I believe she rendered it more along the lines of "They get the titi, we get the caca." --Ericjs (talk) 05:00, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Peruvian saying

message: Thor Heyerdahl says in one of his books that there is an island called "Rapa" in Lake Titicaca. Unfortunately I have not found any reference that would confirm this, nor a map having that name on it. Would anyone have any information on this? --Drieakko 05:12, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds very suspicious, specially since Rapa Nui island has nothing to do with the Titicaca lake... --Mariano(t/c) 11:48, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it has something to do with Rapa Nui, as two domestic plants living in Lake Titicaca are also living in small lakes in Rapa Nui (but nowhere else, and the lakes in Rapa Nui are quite void of plantation otherwise). But yes, Heyerdahl's claim seems to be incorrect, I have failed to find any reference to an island with the name "Rapa" in Lake Titicaca. --Drieakko 12:30, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Island named "Rapa" in Lake Titicaca? 

message: Satellite map photo is 180º rotated (S-N) in respect to the map image, which is N-S oriented...
perhaps it should be indicated...otherwise one could end up with an incorrect oriented image of the lake in her mind, as in many cases one expects N-S oriented images (I know, i know, it's just a cultural bias without importance in the space; but in any case...)
--idleloop 22:14, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: thanks DavidWBrooks, for clarifying it ;) --idleloop (talk) 21:40, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  satellite map and political map 

message: I propose to add to "Islands" section the "Isla de la Luna" sub-section (will be 2.5 moving for geographical reason Suriqui to 2.6) with this text:
Isla de la Luna is situated east from the bigger Isla del Sol. According to legends that refer to Inca mythology Isla de la Luna (moon in Spanish) is where Viracocha commanded the rising of the moon.  Ruins of a supposedly Inca nunnery occupy the oriental shore.Bolivia, Lonely Planet 2007, 
More over I suggest to post in the new section this picture this picture I took of Isla de la Luna. Any objections?--Cptnemo (talk) 11:24, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Isla de la Luna (Koati) 

message: How did fish get up there? What species are present? Were they artificially introduced? Drutt (talk) 14:43, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: no real way ti know for sure, as fish can be brought from other lakes by bird, so its hard to know for sure. Joesolo13 (talk) 00:17, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Fish?

message: Interesting stuff about Lake Titicaca: Iron will not rust in the water, eggs can not boil in the water, and only one kind of fish can live in the water. TheThingy TalkWebsite 21:15, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting, perhaps, but incorrect. (Like so much interesting stuff found online!) Boiling eggs is tough at that altitude - nothing to do with the water - and the other two are just wrong. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 21:48, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I actually found this in the Ripley's Beleive it or Not book that I'm reading right now. I look up a lot of the stuff in this book and so far it all proved true. TheThingy TalkWebsite 22:28, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, now you know to read the book with a skeptical eye. Here's a UNESCO report on fish species - plural -  in the lake (http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/case_studies/titicaca_lake/) while the idea that there's some type of water that won't cause iron to rust (as long as oxygen is present, of course) is so goofy that I don't know how to refute it. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 00:02, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interesting Facts 

message: At the start of this article it says: "(Lake Maracaibo has a larger surface area, but it is often disregarded as it is directly connected to the sea)."
Shouldn't the work sea be replaced by ocean? Its the Atlantic ocean it connects to, not the sea, surely?
Adjam (talk) 16:58, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's actually the Caribbean Sea. But "sea" (lower-case) is a generic term referring to a large body of salt water, so it's appropriate even if it did correct to the Atlantic. And come to think of it, "ocean" (lower-case) can be a genertic term for a large body of salt water, so it would be appropriate even if did connect to the Caribbean. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 17:03, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sea or Ocean 

message: There reads: The origin of the name Titicaca is unknown. It has been translated as "Rock Puma," as local communities have traditionally interpreted the shape of the lake to be that of a puma hunting a rabbit.
What means "traditionally" here? Supposedly not too far ago, because the shape of the over 200 km (almost 150 miles) wide lake cannot be seen from the ground. Or if it can be seen from the ground, I'd like to know how. 82.141.119.73 (talk) 19:40, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: You can walk around a body of water and get a general (if somewhat inaccurate) idea of its shape, the same way maps were made in the days before human flight. If that snippet is true, I'm sure the locals felt like it roughly resembled the puma and rabbit before aerial photographs and the like showed the definite shape. Canine virtuoso (talk) 13:50, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, but the IP asked for clarification of some content, specifically the word "traditionally" in this context. To me the statement reads as if "Rock Puma" is merely a loose translation based on local people's interpretation of the lake's shape. Does the word "traditionally" imply that this interpretation existed a very long time ago? Is it intended to imply that? If so, then how long ago?  --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me  22:31, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  origin of name? 

message: The article needs a section indicating the origin of the name of the lake.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.244.5.71 (talk) 09:03, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Titicaca#Name Canine virtuoso (talk) 22:36, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

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message: I find this statement odd.  Do we know the protohistoric or prehistoric names of anything?
Wikinetman (talk) 19:36, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right, of course. I have removed that sentence. HiLo48 (talk) 02:04, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Neither the protohistoric nor prehistoric name for Lake Titicaca is known."