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It's a beautiful day... The sun is brighter than you've ever seen it. Towering clouds hide distant mountain tops across the southern horizon. A cool breeze rushes past as you boat out onto Lake Titicaca. In the distance a small group of reed islands float as they have for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years. The Aymara call these islands home, deriving everything necessary for life from the lake and wildlife who inhabit this extraordinary place.

This is an adventure of a different kind. Lighthearted fun with an incredible backdrop, where people live on a fantasy-like island floating upon a lake thrust  two and a half miles into the vivid blue sky. Everything here is different...

Smoke rises from an obscure cook fire in the distance, and you begin to hear the tinkling sound of unseen children laughing. A solitary man, weathered from the too-near sun, sits within a small reed boat fishing for his families next meal.

As you step onto the islands from your boat you notice the ground seems to move under your feet as if you're walking on a huge sponge.  A woman smiles at you as she exits a small woven reed home, and into the light. And you, a stranger in a strange land are made to feel welcome. You smile, and feel their contagous joy for life seeping into your heart. A broad smile crosses your face...

This is how the magical experience unfolds when you visit Uros Islands....

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