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Titicaca Lake – Full Day Tour

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Duration

8 hours

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English, Spanish

Overview

The impressive Lake Titicaca waits for you to be explored, there you will meet the inhabitants of the “Uros”, a group of floating islands where there are people living and the communities of the Taquile and Amantani islands, former inhabitants of this highland area.

Lake Titicaca is the highest lake in the world, it is located at 3800 meters (12,467 feet) above sea level. It is said that this lake was the place where the great Inca God Wiracocha, creator of the world, created the sun so that its inhabitants, the men of these lands, could live their happy lives.

It is strange to think that there are floating islands that are not part of a geographical accidents of nature, but they do exist. In Lake Titicaca you can visit the communities that live in the Uros, 20 minutes from the city of Puno in the middle of the lake, Its inhabitants have built them from large blocks of reeds joined and superimposed that are replaced from time to time so that these small islands remain afloat. About 4 to 6 families can live on each island.

According to history, the inhabitants of the Uros were part of the population of Puno that fled from the Spanish yoke to not work as slaves in the mines, currently these inhabitants live from fishing and exchange or barter and move in artisan rafts made of totora. called “Caballitos de Totora” that in the bow has a head with a zoomorphic shape made with the totora similar to the head of a dragon that attracted a lot of attention.

The tour of Lake Titicaca will also take you to the Island of Taquile that is located further in the lake, it is about 35 km (22 miles) from Puno. It is a very beautiful small island that has a well-structured population of about 2200 inhabitants who live in harmony, on this island you will see some small pre-Inca ruins. Here the tour will stop for lunch and for you to buy some handicrafts made by the inhabitants themselves.

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Titicaca Lake
  • Uros Floating Islands
  • Taquile Island
  • Amantani Island

Itinerary

Included/Excluded

  • Pick up and drop off at your hotel
  • Guided tour
  • Short ride on a totora raft on the island of Uros.
  • Lunch

Tour Categories

Cultural
Native Communities

Durations

8 hours
Full day (7+ hours)

Languages

English
Spanish

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