The floating islands of UROS are located inside the bay of Lake Titicaca only 14 Km. (about 9 miles) away from the city (20 to 30 minutes of navigation time).
The Uro people were simple fishermen and bird hunters and preferred to remain isolated from the more advanced civilizations. Their search for isolation may be one reason why they decided to live in mobile houses on the lake. When the Spanish chroniclers encountered the UROS by the end of the XVI century, the UROS people were still living on the lake in small reed-boats that they used as floating houses. Only in the early 60s, the Uros started to build small artificial islands with reeds for their homes.
08:50: Pick-up from your hotel in downtown Puno*.
09:20: Boat departure from main dock.
10:00: Visit of two floating islands. Encounter with Uros families and discovery of daily activities on the floating islands.
12:00: Return to hotels in downtown Puno.
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