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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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
lake border
land border
borderEstablishedByTreaty Treaty of 1909 between Peru and Bolivia NERFINISHED
borderEstablishedYear 1909
borderRegime requires passport or authorized travel document for crossing
continent South America
hasAdjacentBolivianDepartment Beni Department NERFINISHED
La Paz Department NERFINISHED
Pando Department NERFINISHED
hasAdjacentPeruvianRegion Madre de Dios Region NERFINISHED
Puno Region NERFINISHED
hasBorderCountry Plurinational State of Bolivia NERFINISHED
Republic of Peru NERFINISHED
hasBorderCrossing Desaguadero border crossing NERFINISHED
Iñapari–Assis Brasil–Bolpebra crossing NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
War of the Pacific NERFINISHED
hasLakeSection border through Lake Titicaca between Peru and Bolivia
hasNaturalFeature Andes Mountains NERFINISHED
Lake Titicaca NERFINISHED
hasNearbyCity Copacabana NERFINISHED
Desaguadero NERFINISHED
Juliaca NERFINISHED
La Paz NERFINISHED
Puno NERFINISHED
hasTimezoneOnBoliviaSide UTC−04:00
hasTimezoneOnPeruSide UTC−05:00
hasTransportLink Interoceanic Highway NERFINISHED
includesSectionType high-altitude plateau
lake boundary
river boundary
locatedInRegion western South America
partlyFollows watershed of the Andes
passesThroughLake Lake Titicaca NERFINISHED
passesThroughMountainRange Andes NERFINISHED
separatesCountry Bolivia NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED

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Lake Titicaca region borderedBy Peru–Bolivia border