Tag: Titicaca
Drought: Lake Titicaca sinks below historic low
drought Lake Titicaca sinks below historic low Boats on an almost dry shore of Lake Titicaca near the town of Huarina in Bolivia. photo © Alexis Gomez/dpa Little rain, high…
South America: Lake Titicaca level nears historic low
Status: 09/05/2023 09:11 a.m Thousands of people between Peru and Bolivia depend on Lake Titicaca – also as a reservoir for drinking water. But the water level has been dropping…
Pollution: Lake Titicaca is “Threatened Lake of the Year 2023”
environmental pollution Lake Titicaca is “Threatened Lake of the Year 2023” View of Mount Illimani on Lake Titicaca. photo © Radoslaw Czajkowski/dpa It is important as a drinking water reservoir,…
Four-amputee Théo Curin crosses Lake Titicaca by swimming
Paralympic Théo Curin Quadruple amputee swimmer crosses Lake Titicaca in eleven days The swimmer Théo Curin upon his arrival on the other bank of Lake Titicaca © Carlos MAMANI /…
“Like an Olympic arrival” for Théo Curin, Malia Metella and Matthieu Witvoet, the three heroes of the Titicaca challenge
Champagne awaited them in Puno (Peru). After more than ten days of swimming in very difficult weather conditions, Théo Curin, Malia Metella and Matthieu Witvoet were entitled to a triumphant…
Paralympic swimmer Théo Curin goes “into the unknown” with his “exceptional” challenge Titicaca
One hundred years after the birth of Georges Brassens, Théo Curin, Malia Metella and Matthieu Witvoet will play again Friends first. Indirectly, thanks to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Amputated…