Lake Titicaca
(Uros Islands)
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There is even more to the reeds. They can be eaten. We peeled them and ate them. Not bad at all. As the roots age, they produce less gas and slowly sink lower. To use them for as long as possible, the Uros inhabitants add layers of reeds and raise the surface to stay safely above the water level. When they do that, two people can drag the houses around and four can lift them and move them to a new layer (reed foundation). |
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FThese huts are very light, and don't contain much in either case. These days, young ones may own a laptop and have a solar panel to provide power and illumination. |
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I used my telephoto lens to get a closer look at what at first seemed to be a chicken, but turned out to be something quite different.. |
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The bird, so I was told is a Puna Ibis - Yanavico (Plegadis ridgwayi). It seemed very safe and quite at ease around humans. |
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Next they brought out some gorgeous souvenirs of their own making. |
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After that we were boarding a reed boat and headed for the main island. There are about 80 small island and one large main island.. |
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