Uros

Yesterday, I took a bus from Cusco to Puno. I did not take the bus I had a reservation for, since I foolishly misread the arrival time on my reservation as the departure time, but fortunately buses are cheap and ubiquitous here, so I went to the main bus terminal and found a bus to Puno leaving 10 minutes later.

Today and tomorrow I'm doing a boat tour of Lake Titicaca.





My first stop, Uros, the floating islands.



These islands, and all their structures, were created entirely by the first little pig: everything is made of reeds (with solar panels).



Cooking here can be dicey.



Here, a mockup of the island design:



The best part: any familial dispute can be resolved by cutting the island in half.



As you might expect, much of their money comes from tourism. At least, I assume that's why all their boats have figureheads of freaky cat-creatures.