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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Uro-Aymara Indians of Lake Titicaca’s Floating Reed Islands



Peru. Andes Mountains. Altiplano. Lake Titicaca. Floating reed island. Uro-Aymara Indians cooking lake fish on hot stones. They live in a world of reeds--reed islands, reed huts, reed beds (mats), reed boats, reeds to fuel their fires, and even reeds for snacks. Since I took this picture tourism has greatly improved these people’s lot.

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Pérou. Montagnes des Andes. Altiplano. Ile de joncs flottante. Indiennes Uro-Aymara cuisent le poisson du lac sur des pierres brûlantes.  L’univers de cette tribu est fait de joncs—leurs ilots, huttes, lits, et canots. C’est aussi ce qui alimente leurs feux et occasionnellement leurs estomacs. Anciennement c’était aussi le matériel de leurs vêtements. Depuis que j’ai pris cette photo le tourisme a tiré ces indiens de leur pauvreté.