• Foto Number: AND-344

On Lake Titicaca, near Puno, the Uros people live on artificial, floating islands made of dried totora reeds, which have to be renewed regularly. Both the huts and the traditional reed boats (balsas) are made entirely from the totora reeds that grow in the lake. – Peru – 1969

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  South America Peru Puno Lake Titicaca Sierra Altiplano Central Andes Aboriginal Uros Totora ship