A man rows a "Caballo de totora", a boat made with a plant known as Totora, as he heads one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca Lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike that is being held in Puno since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of totora, which grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface
Residents walk at at one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike in Puno that is being held since May 9.
Children watch TV inside a home at one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca Lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike that is being held in Puno since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of "Totora", a plant that grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface.
A man waits for visitors at one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike that is being held in Puno since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of "Totora", a plant that grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface. The sign on top reads in Spanish:"Welcome to the Uros floating islands".(
A girl runs at one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike in Puno that is being held since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of "totora", a plant that grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface.
A woman rows a boat as she heads one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca Lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike that is being held in Puno since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of totora, which grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface.
Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca
