Advantages: Being invited to visit authentic local people Disadvantages: Our visits could spoil the Lake for the local people in time
...and the Uros Islands Lake Titicaca is 3,812 m above sea level which makes it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world. It is also the largest lake in South America in volume of water and the deepest point of the lake measures 284m . It lies in both Peru and Bolivia and Lake Titicaca is fed by rainfall and from glaciers on the Andean Sierras. Five major river systems also feed into Lake Titicaca; these are the Ramis, Coata, Ilave, Huancané, ... ...for the natural wonders - Lake Titicaca is one of these. After they shortlist you can then vote for your 7 natural wonders ( if you didn't vote for the man made 7 wonders, it is too late - the voting has finished). This is the website if you are interested http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/nominees/southamerica/c/LakeTiticacaLa ke We stayed at the Libertador hotel in Puno which was built in the shape of a liner with all rooms having a view of ...
catsholiday 20.12.2008 (20.06.2009)
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Advantages: incredibly unique setting of beauty. Disadvantages: the air is so thin!
...village on an island on Lake Titicaca and were asked to build a library there for the schoolchildren and it ended up being so much more for us than them, and not in that feeling good about yourself for helping others way! We slept in the villagers huts and were the stars of the island for a week, it was an absolutely incredible experience. I am really not sure what i would have made of it if i hadn't of been with some friends and on an organised ... ...It is the highest navigatable lake in the world (whatever that definition means!) and you really feel it. We were taking acclimation tablets but nothing can prepare you for having to take a break after every 10 minutes walk! (unless you had a pretty heavy friday night session with extra cigars!) But absolutely beautiful. In that typical travellers paradise way it was beath-taking, the views of the other islands, the history of the civilisations there ...
colster 01.06.2005
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Advantages: Spectacular Scenery, unique experience on the floating islands Disadvantages: 4,300metres above sea level - which means altitude problems!
...boat took us out onto Lake Titicaca , passing through the huge reed beds. The reeds are used by the Uros people to make floating islands, on which they live, building small huts and magnificent boats (all from reeds).The Uros people were very welcoming, and their traditional dress was beautiful.They took us across to another island on one of their boats, rowing us the short distance. Our trip to another island was cut short as the water was getting ...
Sandroulla 12.11.2005
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