Day 7:
Knowing the Uros and Taquile Islands
They will pick you up at 6:30 am, to go to the Port of Puno to take a motorized Tourist Boat and to go to the Wonderful Floating Islands of the Uros. After a 1 hour boat trip, you will arrive at the Uros Island on Lake Titicaca. Fishermen and hunters inhabit the Floating Islands of the Uros. The Uros Inhabitants are known as the “Water Tribe”, because they have to build their Own Islands periodically by adding New Layers of Totora, which grows in the Lake, to create the conditions that ensure the Islands to stay afloat. . The Dense Roots of the plants form the support of the Island. The roofs are Waterproof and the houses are extremely humid by the Water that surrounds them. They use it as Homes and Shopping Centers for the Natives, they use handmade Totora boats as their means of Transportation. At present, they speak Quechua and Aymara. After this Exciting Tour, you will go to the Island of Taquile, a place where you can Experience the Daily Life of the Native People, the Place is Full of Color and the Landscape, where they still maintain their Customs, Rituals, Religious and Folkloric Traditions. In the town of Taquile you will eat a Typical Lunch of fresh fish (trout). There is also an Artisan Fair in the Plaza that sells Exceptional Wool Products that are of very Good Quality. The Island of Taquile is Famous for its Artisan Production, especially for its beautiful Textiles. The Island is narrow 1 km. wide and from 6 to 7. km long. The visit can be exhausting due to the altitude (13,000 feet above sea level). In Taquile there are Numerous Inca and Pre-Inca Ruins, as well as the Inca Terraces. They will return to Puno in the afternoon.
Includes Breakfast and Lunch
NOTES:
Visa requirement for US citizens to enter Bolivia.
If you are a U.S. Citizen or a citizen of the countries listed below who have decided to visit Bolivia, you should be aware of this information:
In 2007, Bolivian President Evo Morales abolished by decree the right of US citizens to enter Bolivia as a free country, in reciprocity of a similar measure taken by the US government.
Also the citizens of Angola, Bhutan, Republic of Chad, Congo, Rwanda, Somalia, Republic of Yemen, Indonesia, China and Taiwan have been affected by this decree. Please make sure you have all the necessary documents before you travel!