Lake Titicaca and the Floating Islands

We took a trip on Lake Titicaca to visit the Uros Islands, floating islands on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, a few miles from Puno.
Around 1,200 people live on the floating islands of Lake Titicaca. Homes, boats, and the islands themselves are all made of totora reeds harvested from the beds that grow in abundance on the lake. They have a junior and senior school on the islands, and the teacher comes across from Puno by boat each day. Teenagers use the yellow boat in the second photo for dates, being the only place they can really escape from their parents!Read more