Hola! Time for another drone video. This time starring the highest navigable lake in the world!
Lake Titicaca is a huge lake border by both Peru and Bolivia and famous because of its altitude (a dizzying 3810 meters /12,500 feet) and the 62 Uros islands situated 5 km in front of the coast of Puno. And we were lucky: on one of these islands, the Uros Qhantany Lodge, we were welcomed for a one night pyjama part!
The Uros are a indigenous tribe who migrated to Lake Titicaca some 3,700 years ago. Over time, they mixed with the nearby Aymara people. Due to the arrival of the Incas centuries ago, the Uros started building their floating artificial islands out of totora reed, in an attempt to escape the Inca attacks.
Nowadays some 1,200 Uros people still live on the islands, almost exclusively living on tourism and a bit on fishing. There’s especially one cluster of the archipelago which is jammed in the morning with tourists on day trips. Since I wanted to really experience life on the water for a day, yet avoid the trap of the busy touristy part of the ‘archipelago’, I’d booked in advance a stay with a local Uros family on a floating reed island. It’s relatively unknown that you can do that and you have to be willing to be happy with a very basic stay.
Even though we still experienced that touristy touch at times we had a pretty relaxed time on the island and we were really introduced to the language, customs and lifestyle of the Uros. Also because we had so much time on the island to do things it added to a much more authentic feel.
There was also time enough for some drone shots: see our island from above and enjoy the tranquility of the highest lake in the world looks!
For a more in-depth story about our stay at the Uros Qhantany Lodge, go here!
