Lake Titicaca The Uros , Tequile island

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Lake TiticacaThe Uros , Tequile island

• 2003

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• The floating islands of the Uros Indians. We took
  a motor boat ride from Puno out to the floating
  islands situated amongst the reed beds in the
  shallow waters of Lake Titicaca.

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Lake Titicaca - leaving the hotel on our way to
the Uros
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We are sailing on the lake
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The island of the Uros
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• These islands are really interesting they are
  made strictly out of reeds, all bundled together,
  tied and anchored to the bottom of the lake.
  Because the reeds are biodegradable, they have to
  add new reeds on the surface every month. It sure
  was interesting to walk around it's like walking
  on a cushion, because everything is floating.

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My niece
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Walking on the island is sort of like walking on
a waterbed.  
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The people of the islands use the totora reed for
everything. The island is built of it, their
houses and boats are made with it, they cook with
it and even eat it..
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They have to be very careful not to fall through
the holes in the island .
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The school
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The church
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short break A
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Cooking outside
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Making flour
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The boat is also made of ... reed
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We are trying the boat
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On our way to Tequila island
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• The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to
  7 Km. long. The visit is exhausting because of
  the climb to get to the village and then the 533
  steps on the stone stairway down to get to the
  boat , and because of the altitude (13,000 ft
  above sea level).

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This sign is at the top of the island .
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Back to the boat
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I can see our boat ! What a relief !
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Late afternoon on Lake Titikaka.We are on our way
back to the hotel.
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Beautiful sun rise on Lake Titicaca
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• Photographed presented by
• Noemi M
• 2006