Ah, Lake Titicaca. This place is like an ocean. The boat first took me to the man made island of Uros. This place was almost as incredible as Machu Picchu. The entire island floats on reed roots. In fact, the entire place is made of reeds. Reed floors, reed homes, reed lunch. The people are indigenous but many speak Spanish as their second language. They are so friendly and so kind. The one woman brought me into her home--just a one room place--perhaps only 6 by 6 feet. Her bed was also made of reed.
I ate the reed as well. First, you peel it like a banana then eat the inside. It doesn't taste like much, just celery but not as crunchy.
The islands are anchored so they do not float way. What are they anchored by? Reed rope of course.
I took a reed boat ride through the islands. After asking the woman how long it took to build this very detailed reed boat, she responded with "one month". About 8 families work together to build it but it remains shocking how much can get done in such a short period of time.
1 comment:
Awesome, Caryl. What a trip. Thanks for your recent posts and pics!
-ul
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