Titicaca is a unique lake on the border between Peru and Bolivia could disappear in the near future. This conclusion was reached by researchers from the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Institute of Technology). The results show that since the last ice age lake area decreased by more than 85%.

According to the researchers, taking into account the expected rate of warming in the Andes, from 0,3 to 0,5 degrees Celsius per year, Lake Titicaca could disappear by 2040-2050 years.