I'm back in the land of blogging - What can be more wet and watery than living on a floating island?
If you visit Lake Titicaca (12,507 ft. elev.), no doubt you'll make a brief stop at a group of floating islands, which are the home of the Uros tribe. Most of these islands are off limits to tourists, but several are accessible by tour boats. The islands are made of totora, a cattail type rush growing native in the lake. Its dense roots support the top layer, which rots and must be replaced regularly by stacking more reeds on top of the layer beneath. The islands change in size, and more are created as the need arises...
Lake Titicaca, Peru
(6/02/09)
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31 comments:
Great photo of an interesting place.
Wow unique pic, thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Guy
Regina In Pictures
Welcome back, Linnea! So this is where you were exploring. Very interesting.
Wow, that is so cool. I had never head of the at before.
Peru, now there someplace far off for me. I had a friend who lived in Lima, but I doubt it looked like this. Great watery beauty here.
Titicaca - I like the sound of it - so exotic - dreamed about visiting such places when I was young - now I look for the comfort of the hotels :)
What a fascinating image and post!
Glad you're back.
Now that is a watery abode!
That's where you were, Peru! How cool is that! And this one's a wonderful image. Very unique.
Amazing. What a peaceful spot.
A fabled destination and a great post, has to be a special.
Now this is fascinating! Never seen any thing quite like this!
Great photo!
Welcome back! Trip to South America? A friend of mine interned in Peru last summer and brought back some awesome photos of Machu Picchu and such. I'm looking forward to see where else you went.
I've actually been there too. And we spent a night at the island of Taquile in the middle of the lake. A wonderful and amazing memory indeed!
You seemed to have enjoyed the trip, which of course I would too if given the chance to visit these places.
Very interesting post!
I have always wanted to see L.Titicaca but am prohibited to go to that altitude. Thank you for this beautiful shot.
how interesting! i'm not sure how people make islands.
You went to Peru?! Oh My! Fascinating! Welcome back & we want to hear all about your trip and WW is a great start!
I had to click on that to see more detail. Wow! That is amazing. I've never seen anything like it. This shot is great!
Try something like this in the U.S. and I'm sure they'd find a way to tax you.
That is a picture postcard shot !!
Those are amazing ...intereting information on how they are created..
Welcome back. Your journey seems so exciting. It's always nice to experience other cultures. Nice picture
Welcome back! Those are interesting islands. I don't think I would feel secure living on one though!
Beautiful photos you've got here :) Mine is up as well. Hope to see you there!
Cheers,
Nita
Linnea,
I've left you an award on my blog.
Have fun in Anacortes. I was just there myself yesterday evening.
such a unique way to live, so alive and changing! Wonderful photo!
Welcome back!
That's so interesting! I've already learnt something new and it's not even 8am yet! Thanks for sharing.
Impressive shot and very informative post!
Hello there! I'm Luna !
My mommy Léia and I came to visit you from Sally's blog!
You have a wonderful photo blog here!
ConCATulations!
purrs and love
mommy and Luna(from Brazil)
A pretty and unusual shot of the islands. It must be great to see them in person - I worked just a short distance away and never made it :(
Wow. Absolutely fascinating. I envy you this trip, had to be awesome!!!
I´ve been there once. :)
It did seem a bit unhealthy to me.
Forgot to respond to the mosquito question. Where I live is not that much of them,but in the north part of sweden there are.
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