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You will be picked up from your hotel in Puno around 7:30 AM, after 2 hours motorboat you will arrive at the Uros island. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the floating islands of the Uros. The residents of the Uros use the cattail, a type of rush, which grows in the lake, to create the conditions that ensure the islands stay afloat. The dense roots that the plants develop
support the island. The roofs are waterproof and the houses are extremely humid because of the surrounding water. At present they speak Quechua and Aymara. Then we will visit the Taquile island, including lunch in the cooperative restaurant, there is also a cooperative shop on the plaza that sells exceptional woollen goods which are not cheap but of very fine quality. Taquile Island is famous for its craft production, particularly for its beautiful textiles. The island is narrow at about 1 Km. wide and 6 to 7 Km. long. The visit could be exhausting because of the 533 steps on the stone stairway to climb to get to the village and because of the altitude
(13,000 ft above sea level). On Taquile there are umerous pre-Inca and Inca ruins as well as Inca terracing. We will return in Puno in the afternoon.
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Price per person $50 including lunch on Taquile island.

Uros floating island

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From 2:30 PM to 6 PM, includes transportation and English speaking guide. Near Puno are the Chullpas (pre-Colombian funeral towers) of Sillustani. The scenery is desert but impressive, in a beautiful setting on a peninsula on lake Ayumara about 32 Km. from Puno. Most of the towers date from the period of Inca occupation in the 15th century, the engineering involved in their construction is more complex than anything the Incas built.

Price per person $30.  

Sillustani tombs