Lake Titticacca

We went out on a trip around Lake Titticaca today. It is fairly spectacular - nearly 4000 metres above sea level and stretching off beyond the horizon. We went out to two sets of islands - one which was home to a culture apparently completely dominated by weaving, knitting, dancing, and combinations thereof, and the other... well, the other was the Floating Isles of Uros. These are artificial islands created in the middle of the lake thousands of years ago and constantly replenished, constructed entirely of local reeds. The islands are made of reeds, the houses are made of reeds, the people eat the reeds and burn them for warmth and cooking. It is an astonishing way of life and apparently remnants of a culture which predates the incas by centuries. Anyway, some pics.

We leave for Bolivia on the morrow.

adios Cuzco

We left Cuzco today, and arrived in Puno on Lake Titticaca. We had a place to stay here recommended to us by the last place we were at, which we were prepared to track down, but somehow or other we were met by a representative of theirs at the bus station and before we knew it we were checked in ad even had a tour booked of the lake! We suspect that our Cuzco place rang ahead to let them know we were coming - Pachamama really is looking out for us here. Anyway just thought I´d let you know about our movements, we´ll check in again tomorrow, hopefully with some photos from the worlds highest navigable lake.