the floating islands, lake titicaca

How about this for ingenious! These islands are made entirely from totora reeds which grow naturally in lake Titicaca. The reeds are used to construct the actual land, the houses, the boats and are home to the Uros tribe.

There are over 40 of the floating islands and they can be added to or taken away as the need arises. The islands are part of the Titicaca National Reserve, created in 1978 to preserve 37 thousand hectares of marsh reeds in the south and north sectors of Lake Titicaca.

The floating islands are on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca and are accessed from the Peruvian city of Puno.

..... and then there's me, enjoying the local fruit and general pace of life on these islands!!