Lake Titicaca - Peru

The view from Amantani

A typical home on Amantani where guests can stay the night and experience life as the locals live it.

Lake Titicaca, like a sea at the top of the world.

Villages are separated on the island by stone arches.

Marlene one of the Uru people who live on islands made entirely of reeds.

One of the reed islands.

The paja reed is central to the lives of the Uru.  It serves as food, cattle feed, construction material and even the "ground" beneath their feet.

The author and his host family on Amantani.

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