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Titicaca. Floating Islands
If you stand on any of the 48 floating islands of Lake Titicaca, it feels like the earth is moving beneath your feet. Like walking on the water or swim on the surface of the sponge.
For a long time yet the Uros Indians lived in the vast reed boats, but later they built artificial islands that inhabit since the XIV century. This was a vital necessity. In this way, we avoided meetings with the Uros Indians Aymaras, Incas and the Spanish conquistadors.
Layers cane, called tortora, mixed with black soil and roots of plants, and the island is naturally floats on water. Each month, a man committed to replace the old rotten due to contact with the water layer to the next, and woven cane. In huts and boats too limited shelf life.
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Today, only part of the population has lived on these islands. There is no longer any indigenous Uros. The language has disappeared. By the way, tourism is detrimental effect on these places. To the north of the peninsula have Kapachika a half hour boat ride away, you can still find traces of primitive life, poorer and more isolated. Those who live here rarely see outsiders. They do not have any confidence or aggressiveness, but they are special, as well as the island. Unique in the whole world.
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For a long time yet the Uros Indians lived in the vast reed boats, but later they built artificial islands that inhabit since the XIV century. This was a vital necessity. In this way, we avoided meetings with the Uros Indians Aymaras, Incas and the Spanish conquistadors.
Layers cane, called tortora, mixed with black soil and roots of plants, and the island is naturally floats on water. Each month, a man committed to replace the old rotten due to contact with the water layer to the next, and woven cane. In huts and boats too limited shelf life.
13 ph via turzona ru
Today, only part of the population has lived on these islands. There is no longer any indigenous Uros. The language has disappeared. By the way, tourism is detrimental effect on these places. To the north of the peninsula have Kapachika a half hour boat ride away, you can still find traces of primitive life, poorer and more isolated. Those who live here rarely see outsiders. They do not have any confidence or aggressiveness, but they are special, as well as the island. Unique in the whole world.
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