Talk:Lake Titicaca

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[edit] Body of Water

Does this Body of Water article fit with the Wikitravel:What is an article? ? -- Mark 07:51, 8 Dec 2005 (EST)

There are several islands to visit and interresting places on the shores, so I think it deserves an article.

Can you sleep there? That's the usual rule of thumb. Or is there a destination nearby for which this is the main attraction. If so we usually redirect there. -- Mark 03:25, 4 Feb 2006 (EST)

There are several islands where it is indeed possible to sleep. Ronald 13:55, 4 Feb 2006 (EST)

Because it is being pointed to as a precedent to start similar articles on es:, I'd like to re-open discussion on this one. I'd argue that it should be redirected to Copacabana because it is, as Mark said, a nearby destination for which the lake is the main attraction, and it is the main gateway through which tourists explore the lake area. The places to sleep are already contained in the respective island articles, and any interesting place on the shore is going to have its own article as well. Unlike Lake Baikal, in this case I don't know that it's all that logical to use it as a region article. Plus I can't imagine much of anything else that could be added to the article as it is; all it can really contain are a few scientific facts about the lake, and a short list of links to the three islands you can visit, which makes for a very un-wikitravel-like article, in my opinion. Thoughts?