On the Roof of the New World

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5581, 20 February 1931, Page 7

On the Roof of the New World

PRINCES ON TOUR. CROSSING TITICACA. United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright. PUNO (Peru), Feb. IS. A trip aboard a Scottish-built steamer on Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable, lake in the world, to Guaqui, (ho Bolivian lako port, lay before tho Princo of Wales and Princo George on Wednesday to continuo by rail on Wednesday night along tho twining Andean routo to La Paz, do facto capital of Bolivia, where is located the highest cightecn-holo golf course in tho world. Tho Princes had previously visited Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital of Peru, reached by railway from Arequipa. Puno, tho Peruvian port of Lake. Titicaca, is reached by a short branch line from Juliaco on tlio same railway. Lake Titicaca is an inland sea over--5500 square miles in extent and 12,300 feet abovo sea level. Its greatest length is 138 miles, and its greatest width 09 miles. Tho steamer crosses tho boundary between Peru and Bolivia in its voyage over the lake. From tho Bolivian port of Guaqui, a railway runs down to La Paz, 12,000 feet above sea level, and the highest important city in the world. Ir is a city of some 113,000 inhabitants, and tho commercial capital of Bolivia. It lies in a basin 1500 feet below the surrounding hills —“LI Alto’ on which is situated the highest golf course in tho world. Communication is by electric railway. Tho narno La Paz (“the Peace’’ commemorates the Peace of Ayacucho, signed after the battle which broke the power of Spain.