The amazing floating village on the Titicaca Lake

Imagine, waking up and then see the world floats past our window, about a disaster what is happening? The flash floods or storms are crashing nightmare of our homes? Or is this just an ordinary day in the bed of grass floating on the lake Titicaca.

Located at an altitude of 3812 meters in the Peruvian desert, here there are 40 floating islands. Originally created by the Uros people of Peru from Inca times, these beautiful islands are used for escape and refuge from the war that never stopped in his homeland. Uros tribe way this could really make them difficult to reach by the aggressor, and because it did exceptionally well by their communities for centuries, it seems there is no reason to move to the mainland.

Made with a hand full of precision, floating village is composed of layers of thatch grass tortora who put together and fastened to a floating base structure, such as pontoons. The result is like a giant raft, and incredibly able to withstand heavy loads and large.

The islands are actually quite sophisticated and could be forced to be burdened, but also must be repaired on a regular basis to maintain its strength. When the weeds begin to parents regardless of its basic structure, the weeds just replace it on its surface. Grass-thatch grass are taken with caution from the edge of Lake Titicaca. The islands are anchored in place with ropes tied to wooden poles to the bottom of the lake.

Only a handful of islands that are willing to receive visitors, which does not mean it is not good because there are reports of the Uros tribe living tradition is changing rapidly due to increasing their interaction with the tourists. The inhabitants of the lake is thought of himself as a protector of the lake and is said to in advance of the Inca civilization, and according to legend from generation to generation, there's even before the sun, stars and moon. No wonder they are worried about pestered by people who want to know much about them.