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Monday, September 12, 2011

Floating Village of Lake Titicaca


Imagine, waking up and then see the world float past our window, about what is happening disaster - flood or storm nightmare're crashing our homes? Or is this just anordinary day in the bed of grass floating on the lake Titicaca.


Located at an altitude of 3812 meters in the Peruvian deserthere there are 40 floatingislands.
Originally created by the Uros people of Peru from Inca erathese beautifulislands are used for escape and refuge from the war never stopped in his homeland.Uros tribe way this could really make them difficult to reach by the aggressorandbecause it worked so well for their society for centuries, it seems there is no reason tomove to the mainland. Located at an altitude of 3812 meters in the Peruvian desertherethere are 40 floating islands
Originally created by the Uros people of Peru from Inca era,these beautiful islands are used for escape and refuge from the war never stopped in his homelandUros tribe way this could really make them difficult to reach by the aggressor,and because it worked so well for their society for centuries, it seems there is no reason to move to the mainland.


Carefully made ​​by handthis floating village composed of layers of thatch grass tortorawho put together and tied to a floating base structure, such as pontoonsThe result is likea giant raftand incredibly able to withstand heavy loads and large.


The islands are actually quite sophisticated and could be forced to be burdened, but must also be repaired periodically to maintain its strengthWhen the weeds start regardless of the old basic structurejust replace the weeds on the surface. Grass weeds are takencarefully from the edge of the lake TiticacaThe islands are anchored in place with ropestied to wooden poles to the bottom of the lake.


Few of the islands who want to receive visitorswhich does not mean it is not goodbecause there are reports of the Uros tribe living tradition is changing rapidly due toincreasing their interaction with tourists. The inhabitants of the lake is thought of himselfas a protector of the lake and supposedly ahead of Incan civilizationand according tolegend from generation to generation, there's even before the sun, stars and moonNowonder they are worried about pestered by people who want to know much about them.

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