Here I am with one of the locals on the Isla de Uros. This is an island made completly of reeds. They pile the reeds that grow on the lake upon one another, sometimes 3-4 meters high. The reeds stay afloat for 6-8 months before they have to add another new layer. The reeds here are used to make there homes, like TP´s. They are also used to make there boats for travelling between the 100´s of little island villages. Each island has 4-8 families all of which live on the island in a communial. They even eat the reeds as an important part of there diet. Kinda tastes like the bottom of the asparagus.
Sorry for the lack of good quality pics. The day we finished our trek, the strap on the digital camera broke and the camera was smashed by a taxi. Luckly enough we had just got the pics put on a disk only 15 min. before. Many of these pics were from our temp. disposable.
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