Floating Islands, Peru

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Travel Blogs from Floating Islands (5)

Squishy islands and terrible food..., Uros Floating Islands and Puno, Peru travel blog
Squishy islands and terrible food...
Oct 19, 2006

... Puno with us on the boat (more on that later), we headed back out onto the lake towards the Uros floating islands. The floating islands are part natural, part man made, the local communities using naturally occurring totora reed beds and then placing cut ...

A travel blog entry by richardandfiona
We travelled to the shores of lake titicaca ..., Lake Titicaca,Floating Islands, Peru travel blog
We travelled to the shores of lake titicaca ...
Jun 26, 2001

We travelled to the shores of Lake Titicaca. Of the more than 30 islands on the lake, the best known are the Uros Floating Islands named after the Uros people who inhabit them. We motored out onto the tranquil waters of the lake. It tooks ua about an hour ...

A travel blog entry by astroguyaz
Floating Islands, Puno and the floating islands, Peru travel blog
Floating Islands
Jun 9, 2003

All possssions in tact we arrived next in Puno (peru)from where you can take a tour to the floating islands. These are reed islands where quechuan people have been leaving for hundreds of years. They are pretty touristy now but are definitely worth a look ...

A travel blog entry by janeglover
Who ever thought grass could be so interesting?, Floating Islands, Peru travel blog
Who ever thought grass could be so interesting?
Apr 27, 2006

... 25 soles and 3 hours of my time. Situated on the shallow part of the beautiful Lake Titicaca, the Islas Flotantes (floating islands) serve two purposes: a testimonial to man's creative abilities, and making a night's stay in that dump called Puno bearable ...

A travel blog entry by jacque_sttrap

Forum Discussions on Floating Islands (5)

Top 5 things in Lake Titicaca???
Posted on Jun 30, 2009, 18:12:53
... was just a lake for me. The islands are pretty cool but not outstanding, but still worth the visit. You can stay on the floating islands overnight if you ask around to find the right people. When I was there I couldnt find them so I stayed on Armantani ...
From Cuzco to Uyuni to La Paz
Posted on Apr 21, 2009, 17:34:28
... Lake Titicaca, which takes a couple of hours (I actually liked it from this viewpoint, if you went out on the boats. The floating islands are commercialised a lot, but I still found it a unique experience...and if I was pushed for time, it would be an ...
From Cuzco to Uyuni to La Paz
Posted on Jul 22, 2009, 16:56:05
... the border from there. Copacabana is on the lake too, with islands, then when you get to Puno in Peru, you can also visit the floating islands/stay on an island from there before heading to Cusco. Hope that helps! Maybe someone else can advise on ...
Peru to Bolivia
Posted on Jul 29, 2009, 16:54:44
... my Salkantay Trek in Peru on Aug 14, spending the 15th there then taking a night bus to Copacabana to spend a day at the floating islands then I am wondering whether it is possible to take a night bus directly to Uyuni the night of the 16th, do a day tour ...

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