Travel Blog Photos from Uros (233)
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Pounding on the door, the homestay "alpha male" woke us from a deep sleep. We enjoyed pancakes and some mint-like tea, and then made our way to the waterfront - with Aleja leading the way. We said our thanks and goodbye, and then boarded our boat. ...
... lake in the blazing sunshine. For the first 20 mins or so went through reeds before arriving at the first of the reed islands. Uros or the reed islands of which they are many are all man-made but are very stable. They are basically made from reed ...
Today we took a boat out to Uros Island, famous for being a floating island, built entirely out of reeds, which grow abundantly throughout Lake Titicaca. It was very interesting to see how these people lived, and still do today, with some islands being ...
... the highest countries in the world and also one of the poorest in South America, Bolivia. Our Highlights of Peru People. Empire. Rambling. Uros. The people of Peru have been great. In a country with so many tourists, you'd expect the people ...
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Top 5 things in Lake Titicaca???
Posted on Jul 3, 2009, 18:21:59
Fantastic. I loved LT, thought it was just magic. Can anyone recommend one of the uros islands for staying on overnight, and is it pretty cold? How do you get from Puno to copacabana on the bolivian side - boat or land? There are no boats, you have ...
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Top 5 things in Lake Titicaca???
Posted on Jul 3, 2009, 13:13:45
Fantastic. I loved LT, thought it was just magic. Can anyone recommend one of the uros islands for staying on overnight, and is it pretty cold? How do you get from Puno to copacabana on the bolivian side - boat or land?
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Top 5 things in Lake Titicaca???
Posted on Jun 29, 2009, 22:11:36
By all means do the floating Uros islands from Puno, which is a miserable town, then hightail it out to Copacabana in Bolivia, and much more attractive place. Be sure to visit Isla del Sol.
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