Puno: Los Uros

Puno is an interesting place. It is built on the edge of the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, and even more peculiar is that it is a really steep part of the cost. To walk around in Puno is to walk up and down a lot of steep streets. This is even more challenging because it is located at a lofty 13,000 feet above sea level. Anyway, we (we being Joe, Carolina, Malu, and myself), got to Puno we stayed at Malu's grandpa's house, which is conveniently located close to the Plaza de Armas. Our first little excursion in Puno was to Los Uros, floating reed islands that people live on. I have mentioned them before here and here. Los Uros... Not much to add about them. They are fun to see, but I am tired of riding out to see them. Here are some photos of the event:






This I thought was curious, they finally got some solar power out there on the islands. For this reason, this particular time while we were listening to the spiel about Los Uros, we also got to listen to Sponge Bob that the kids were watching in the hut, not exactly conducive to the ambient if you know what I mean. Alas, times are changing