Today I visited one of the most famous lakes in the world, Lake Titcaca. It is so famous because it is the largest high-elevation lake on the planet (It is 3,812m above sea level) and it is the place where the Inca people believed the world was created.
After about 30mins on a boat we arrived at some of the many floating islands of Los Uros. These islands are incredible and made by the Uros people with just the reeds that grow in the lake. The Uros people used to live on the land but, centuries ago, they lost a war with the Inca and were forced on to the water and have lived there ever since. People get about by boat and there is even an island with a school and another with a hospital! I travelled across to another island on a traditional reed boat that looked very similar to those used by the Ancient Egyptians and it was great fun.
Did You Know?: The islands are about 2m thick, last for 10-15 years and take a couple of months to build from scratch. Most are about the size of half a full-size football pitch and have 3-5 families living on them.
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