We were up early again this morning after getting in on the bus from Arequipa to go on boats to visit Uros, a floating reed island. There are aprox 1200 inhabitants on the Uros islands. It is kind of weird walking on the reeds as you sink some. The people were very freindly and had crafts for sale. We stayed for 45min and finished the visit with a ride to another island on a reed boat. Two women paddled this large reed boat that carried 14 of us visitors. We then went back on our boat and continued out to Taquile Island. This is a farming island and again the terracing so that they waste no land. The people here were very friendly and young boys walking around knitting with fine needdles soem very intricate patterned
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