Uros Islands

Information sign at Puno Harbor	Marcos buying 2 tickets to the floating islands	Wari II - a tourist boat for the floating islands of Lake Titicaca	Tourist boats, Puno Harbor, Lake Titicaca
School kids with Peruvian flag	Boat crewman	Setting said for the Islas Flotantes from Puno Harbor	Puno Harbor, Lake Titicaca
Puno seen from Lake Titcaca	Puerto de Puno, Lago Titcaca	Guardacostas - Peruvian Coast Guard vessel #306, Lake Titcaca	Guardacostas - Peruvian Coast Guard vessel #306, Lake Titcaca
Hotel Libertador on Isla Esteves, Lake Titcaca	Another tour boat heading for the Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca	And of course, it's a race....	He's gaining on us...
Marcos...just before the other boat bumped us	Reeds in the shallows of Lake Titicaca	The first of the Floating Islands - Islas Flotantes	The floating islands are a big tourist attraction for Puno and Lake Titicaca
Reed boat, Floating island	The Floating Islands are about 5 km from Puno	Huts and teepee-like dwellings are built on floating rafts of vegetation	Large reed boat pulled up alongside the floating islands
A reed boat on Lake Titcaca	The base of the islands are cut blocks of tortora reeds	Reed boats, Islas Flotantes	Welcoming committee
Each tour visits several of the Floating Islands	Teenaged boy living on one of the Floating Islands	Observation tower	Island guide of the Uros people
Blocks are cut from the roots of the totora plant then fresh reeds are layered on top	Isla Flotante - Lago Titicaca	Part of the Totora reed is edible	Marcos, the local guide I used for Puno, Colca and Arequipa
Uros woman, Floating islands	Uros woman, Lake Titicaca	Souvenirs for sale by the Uros people, Floating Islands	Islas Flotantes, Lago Titicaca (Puno)
Large reed boat, Lake Titicaca	View from the observation tower, Uros Islands	Uros Islands	Reed hut, Uros Islands
Reed huts, Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca	Wooden rowboat	On one of the floating islands	Totora reeds
The Uros try and make money selling souvenirs	Most of the souvenirs sold are produced elsewhere	Mobile made of reeds	Souvenirs for sale, Islas Flotantes
Boats like this made of tight bundles of reeds last several months	Uros Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca	"Kitchen" Uros Islands	Dragon-headed reed boats
Ducks, Lake Titicaca	On a reed boat for a paddle to a neighboring island	Other tourists joining us on the reed boat	Prow of a reed boat
A large group of tourists from another island	Uros man paddling a reed boat	Reed boat with tourists, Lake Titicaca	Reed boat with tourists, Lake Titicaca
Reed boat with a paddle-cum-rudder, Lake Titicaca	Twin hulled, two level reed boat, Lake Titicaca	Reed boat, Lake Titicaca	Reed boat, Lake Titicaca
Tourist launch from Puno	The second island we came to was much larger	Tourist market, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca	Isla Los Uros, Lago Titicaca
Souvenirs, Uros Islands	Phone booth, Uros Islands	Map of Lake Titicaca	Kamisaraki Inn - a lodge on the floating islands
Kamisaraki Inn, Los Uros - Lake Titicaca floating hotel	Kamisaraki Inn, Los Uros	Kamisaraki Inn, Los Uros	Interior of one of the huts, Kamisaraki Inn, Los Uros
Wooden boat pulled up onto a floating island	Elementary school, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca	Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca	Clay pots, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca
Outhouse dropping directly to the lake	Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca	Turkeys wandering around the huts, Uros Islands	Guinea Pig, Uros Islands
Solar panel, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca	Restaurant, Uros Islands	View from the second observation tower	Launches tied up alongside one of teh large floating islands
Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca	Uros Islands tourist market, Lake Titicaca	Large Lake Titicaca tourist boat	More durable tin huts, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca
Tourist market, Floating islands	Uros woman peeling vegetables	Deluxe reed boat arriving, Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca	Twin dragon hulled reed boat
Two level reed boat, Lake Titicaca	The school group departs	Reed boat with two kids	Off to a third floating island
Dragon-like prow of a reed boat	Floating island, Lake Titicaca	Uros boy playing alongside the fish pen	Uros boy playing alongside the fish pen
Fish pen on a floating island, Lake Titicaca	View from the third observation tower, Floating Islands, Lago Titicaca	Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca	Bienvenidos a la Isla Flotante Los Uros Tata Inti
Native foods, Lake Titicaca	Close up of a bundle of reeds of a reed boat	Decorated prow of a reed boat	Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca
Bienvenidos ala Isla Los Uros Tata Inti	Puno in the distance across Lake Titicaca	Tourist boat sailing back to Puno	Small Peruvian coast guard (Guardacostas) patrol boat #293, Lake Titicaca
Puerto de Puno, Lago Titicaca	Main pier of Puno Harbor	Bolivians caught trying to enter Peru illegally	Crowds gathered an the pier of Puno harbor
Crowds gathered an the pier of Puno harbor	Crew member poling the boat alongside the pier	Crew member poling the boat alongside the pier	Crew member poling the boat alongside the pier
Crew member poling the boat alongside the pier	Map of Lake Titicaca