Full-Day Tour to Uros and Taquile on Lake Titicaca

evious or primordial humanity” … The origin of the Uros dates back to Pre-INCA times, where they were the oldest population of the Collao plateau and would have settled in this territory around the year 1200 BC. Today their descendants are the mixture of cultures: Uro & Aymara, they preserve many of their ancestral customs. They live on floating islands, made up of 4 to 7 families. There are more than 140 floating islands, they are located within the Titicaca National Reserve. On this tour we will learn much more about their coexistence and way of life. One of their deities called, “MAMA QOTA”, (mother of the lake). You will be able to enjoy nature: The fauna of Lake Titicaca, where on the way you will observe; Birds, such as the Grebe, (an endemic bird of Titicaca), also the White Heron, Choca, Tiquicho and the fish, the Ispi, Carachi, Mauri or Suche (endemic fish).

tangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO, thanks to the extraordinary work of its inhabitants in textile art, where they express their experience, their customs and their culture, and they also maintain their Inca customs: the principles of Ama Sua (Do not be a thief), Ama Llulla (Do not be a liar) and Ama Quella (Do not be lazy), from children to grandparents, they make these fine fabrics that resemble the textiles of the Paracas and Incas. Taquile Island was part of the Inca Empire, and some archaeological remains can be seen. This island was one of the last Inca sites that capitulated to the Spanish in the 16th century. Later it was taken in the name of Emperor Charles V and finally passed to the court of Pedro Gonzales de Taquila, from whose surname its name is derived. The Spanish banned traditional Inca clothing, for which they wear a peculiar outfit.