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Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa)

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa)

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca
Located on the high mountains of the Andes Lake Titicaca is the unique creations of human hands – it’s an amazing invention by the Uros tribe people – floating island. These islands made of reeds are still inhabited by Uros tribe. For many years they have firmly settled on the floating islands, built houses, boats, and even schools for children. Reed is considered to be sufficiently flexible material from which the boats are built, very light, well kept on the surface of the water. Every 3 months the inhabitants of Uros tribe make their repair, and in general, floating islands are able to serve people over 30 years. These islands on Lake Titicaca are about 40. In addition to building materials reeds is used in medicine as a source of iodine, it is also considered an effective analgesic agent.

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands on Lake Titiqaqa in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Floating Islands

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands on the Titiqaqa

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Titiqaqa in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Islands on the Lake

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Titiqaqa

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Located in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia handmade islands and the lake

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Islands on the Lake

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Lake in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Islands on Lake Titicaca

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Landscape of Lake Titiqaqa

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Picturesque Titiqaqa

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Islands on the Lake

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Located in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia artificial islands

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

The Titiqaqa in the Andes

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Handmade Islands

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Lake in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Islands in the Andes, Peru

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Handmade Islands on Lake Titiqaqa in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Handmade Islands on Lake Titicaca (Titiqaqa) in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

Handmade Islands in the Andes, Peru and Bolivia

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