Lake Titicaca
December 6th 2009 After Arequipa I headed for Puno to see Lake Titicaca and the floating islands. The floating islands are the homes of the Uros which they make entirely from reeds. Traditionally the Uros made their living from fishing and nowadays they supplement this with tourism. We were shown their homes, which are also made from reeds, and how they made the island by tying the blocks of reeds together. I also
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