Lake Titca is located on the Koyao Plateau, which borders Bolivia and Peru. It is the highest and largest freshwater lake in South America, and one of the highest-altitude large freshwater lakes in the world. It is also the lake with the highest altitude of the world. It is the third largest lake in South America (after Lake Maracaibo and Lake Patus). The name of Lake Takata in the floating island of the lake is derived from the Indian language of the land, which may mean "the cliff of the jaguar" or "the cliff of the chief". There are different translations such as "cougar rock" (Rock of the Puma) or "lead cliff" (Crag of Lead). There are 52 islands in the lake, most of which are inhabited, and the largest island of Takata has the site of an Inca-era temple and is also a sacred lake for Indians.[1]