What is the largest lake in south america?

South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere and, as the name suggests, is found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere (below the equator). It is the fourth largest continent in terms of area and the fifth largest in terms of population. It is home to 12 countries and 3 dependencies. read more

Lake Maracaibo was discovered by Alfonso de Ojeda in 1499, on a voyage with Amerigo Vespucci. The city of Maracaibo -today second largest in Venezuela and oil capital of South America- was founded in 1571 and sacked several times, notably by Heny Morgan (in 1669), famous British buccaneer later to be knighted (1774). read more

Lake Titicaca, Spanish Lago Titicaca, the world’s highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 metres) above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America, astride the border between Peru to the west and Bolivia to the east. Titicaca is the second largest lake of South America (after Maracaibo). read more