Lake Titicaca, Uros and Isla del Sol

I just never imagined that Lake Titicaca was so big.  It is the highest lake in the world with an altitude of 3711m and it is huge!!!  We approached it from 2 sides – the first was in Peru at Puno (a non-descript town) and the second was from Copocobana (which sounds exotic but isn't at all) in Bolivia.

From Wikipedia: Lake Titicaca is a lake located in the Andes on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It sits 3,811 m (12,500 ft) above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world.^[2] By volume of water, it is also the largest lake in South America........

A local guide in Peru said that Peruvians say they own more than half the lake and that they own the Titi and Bolivians own the kaka (spanish slang for poo !!) 

First to Puno where we took a boat to Uros – the Floating Islands…..and they are that ...44 floating islands, made of reeds -  it´s pretty touristy but when you see them and how little the people have, you can´t blame them.

The singing welcome was lovely and we were invited into their huts - a family of 5 lives in a hut 4m x 6m with a double bed, made of reeds, a hammock for children and their traditional clothes hung on nails.....that is IT!!!!  Cooking is done as community outside ......brings one down to earth with respect to worldly goods, that´s for sure...

If you feel like a break then Isla del Sol is the place to go - an hour from Copocobana - this is where the Incas believe the Sun God was born.  The peaceful cruise on Lake Titicaca is worth the 25Bvs ( approx $4US!!) alone - just watching the skipper down the back balancing his foot on the steering mechanism of the motor and trying to see where he is going with people standing blocking his view was worth the money alone.....  There are no cars or paved roads on the island so there is nothing to do but rest, walk and enjoy the magnificent scenery of the island...