1Bolivia and Peru are neighboring South American Andean countries, sharing geographically the Altiplane and the Titicaca Lake (the highest lake in the world). Besides its geographic connection, cultural, ethnic and linguistic liaisons are present between both countries since the Inca Empire times.

Bolivia's geography has features similar to those of Peru which abuts Bolivia's northwest border; like Bolivia, Peru is bisected from north to south by the Eastern Andes Mountains, and these two countries share Lake Titicaca which is the highest navigable lake on Earth.