Duration:
Full Day.
Daily Departure:
07.00 hrs.
7:00 h. Early in the morning you will be picked up from your
hotel by our local guide and then transferred to the harbor. We
start off our boat excursion of Lake Titicaca by visiting
“The Uros Floating Islands”, a small community that has lived on these reed
Islands for decades. Centuries ago the small indigenous Uros tribe
conceived of the islands as a way to isolate and protect themselves
from rival tribes, the Collas and the Incas.
The Uros people
harvested the reeds in the shallows of the lake, bundled them
together tightly and built floating island platforms complete with
reed houses and canoes, creating in this way their own little world.
After strolling around the floating Islands, we continue our journey
towards “Taquile Island” (2 hours aprox.), a traditional Quechua
speaking community, full of ancient agricultural terraces and some
ruins dating back to the pre-Inca times. The Taquile population was
relatively isolated from the mainland until 1950s, and the notion of
the community and family is still very strong among them. The
weaving tradition of the Taquile Island goes back to early
civilizations, thus keeps elements from pre-Inca Andean cultures
alive in the present. All weaving is done on pre-Inca fixed and
pedal looms. The most characteristic garments are the so-called “Chullo”,
a knitted hat with an earflap, and “The Calendar Waistband”,
depicting the annual cycles connected to ritual and agricultural
activities. When visitors reach the island, they will have to walk
up along a narrow path, enjoying on the way impressive views of the
Lake Titicaca and also see gorgeous little houses inhabited by the
direct decedents of the Inca Culture. At the top of, you will have
free time to explore the Island on your own and afterwards you will
have to meet the group for lunch at one local restaurant. After
lunch, we will descent to the harbor to take our boat back to Puno.
We will be getting there by 17:00 h. approximately. Overnight at the
selected hotel.
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