Today we went on a boat trip to visit the Uros Islands, floating islands of reeds on the edge of Lake Titicaca. An interesting mix of ancient lifestyle, living in reed houses and cooking with traditional stoves and utensils, yet with Solar power to operate electrical lights and even TVs.The islands are made by cutting a 1 metre thick section of reed roots out and laying these side by side then laying reeds over the top to about another metre thickness. The root layer will last forever but the reeds are replaced constantly because of wear and tear.
Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world at around 14,000ft. Yes, that's twice as high as Mt Kosciusko.
At the hotel where we're staying there are countless guinea pigs running round. These are a national delicacy, eaten on special occasions. They also have a number of Baby Alpacas (That's a breed, not a reference to their age) that keep the lawn mown.
1 comment:
I hope the guinea pigs were not in the hotel as the text suggested.
K
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