We started our tour of the lake by visiting Uros, which is one of the floating islands. They were originally built when the Uros people fled their enemies near Puno by paddling out into the lake and constructing houses supported by reeds laid on top of each other.
They still live this way, but it has less to do with persecution and more to do with tourist dollars and tradition.
They are constantly laying new reeds on on the ground since the reeds on the bottom of the island are constantly rotting and sinking into the lake.
After visiting this island, it was off to Taquille to tour some inca ruins and meet our host families who we would be staying with for the night.
I was paired up with a nice couple from Bogota, Columbia. Adrian and Karina.
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