Peru Travel Adventure: Lake Titicaca | Budget Adventure Travel

The stick is used to measure the vertical depth of the island which faces erosion over time. New layers have to be added on when depth reaches too low.

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: Panoramic view of Puno City

: Royal Inn Hotel

: Royal Inn Hotel

: Royal Inn Hotel

: In downtown Puno (market area)

: Traditional Peruvian earthen clay stove for delicious pizza

: The tranquil waters of Lake Titicaca

: A Peruvian feast

: Cathedral in downtown Puno (Catedral Basílica San Carlos Borromeo)

: Traditional dragon boats of the Aymaras of Lake Titicaca

: Eating the straw that is used to form the floating island I am sitting on.

: 1. Cutting the straw bales in square shapes

: 2. Wooden piles are inserted in the square bales and tied together by rope to prevent them from floating away.

: 3. Adding in layers of straw for top bedding

: 4. A replica house perched on top to show cross-sectional view of the real floating island

: The stick is used to measure the vertical depth of the island which faces erosion over time. New layers have to be added on when depth reaches too low.

: A miniature replica floating island

: Weaving demonstration

: Community marketplace demonstration

: Living quarters on the Island

: Traditional dragon boats of the Aymaras of Lake Titicaca

: Royal Inn Hotel

: Royal Inn Hotel

: A gift exchange with member of Aymara community on floating island of Uros on Lake Titicaca

: YouTube clip Calgary Stampede on Lake Titicaca Peru

: YouTube Clip Canadian Salmon introduced in Lake Titicaca, Peru via Chile

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