Peru–Bolivia border

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The Peru–Bolivia border is the international boundary in western South America that runs through the Andes and across Lake Titicaca, separating the territories of Peru and Bolivia.

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Peru–Bolivia border canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
lake border
land border
borderEstablishedByTreaty Treaty of 1909 between Peru and Bolivia
borderEstablishedYear 1909
borderRegime requires passport or authorized travel document for crossing
continent South America
hasAdjacentBolivianDepartment Beni Department
La Paz Department
Pando Department
hasAdjacentPeruvianRegion Madre de Dios Region
Puno Region
hasBorderCountry Plurinational State of Bolivia
Republic of Peru
linked to: Peru
hasBorderCrossing Desaguadero border crossing
Iñapari–Assis Brasil–Bolpebra crossing
Kasani border crossing
hasBorderLength approximately 1060 kilometres
approximately 660 miles
hasCulturalFeature Aymara communities on both sides of the border
Quechua communities on both sides of the border
hasDisputeStatus largely settled
hasEconomicActivity cross-border trade
informal commerce
tourism
hasHistoricalConflict Peru–Bolivian territorial disputes of the 19th century
War of the Pacific
hasLakeSection border through Lake Titicaca between Peru and Bolivia
hasNaturalFeature Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes

Lake Titicaca
hasNearbyCity Copacabana
Desaguadero
Juliaca
La Paz
Puno
hasTimezoneOnBoliviaSide UTC−04:00
hasTimezoneOnPeruSide UTC−05:00
hasTransportLink Interoceanic Highway
includesSectionType high-altitude plateau
lake boundary
river boundary
locatedInRegion western South America
partlyFollows watershed of the Andes
passesThroughLake Lake Titicaca
passesThroughMountainRange Andes
separatesCountry Bolivia
Peru

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Lake Titicaca region borderedBy Peru–Bolivia border