58 days ago by PRand

15 december presentation | thru 14 january 2012 | click > enlarge tribeca Issey Miyake unveils Uros Thursday, 15 December, a lighting sculpture installation from a recent series of works by Peruvian artist Grimanesa Amorós. Amorós recently represented Peru at the 54th Biennale di Venezia at the Fond ...

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84 days ago by Zosia Swidlicka

The highest lake in the world sits on the border of Peru and Bolivia, but for locals it has greater significance because Incan mythology states that the world was created here. Its mythical connotations and breath-taking views make Lake Titicaca a truly special destination. Sunset in Copacabana, Bol ...

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87 days ago by Dara

November 14, 2011 – January 14, 2012 tribeca ISSEY MIYAKE is proud to present Uros by Grimanesa Amorós. Off the coast of Puno, Peru are the Uros Islands. They are floating islets made of totora reeds grown in Lake Titicaca. The pre-Incan Uros, who live on these forty-two self-fashioned floating isla ...

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124 days ago by Bill & Eva

Day-trip to visit the UROS floating islands The Uros are a pre-Incan people who live on self-fashioned floating islands in Lake Titicaca not far from the city of Puno. The Uros use bundles of dried totora reeds to make the islands, boats, houses and pretty much anything they need. Arriving at UROS f ...

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147 days ago by aptenodyte

Uros floating island. Out on Lake Titicaca a whole community has lived for countless generations with their homes gently floating on the waves. We joined one of numerous boats heading out through a passage cut through the a sea of green reeds. Turning a final corner you emerge into a wide bay surrou ...

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150 days ago by Jared

Sitting at 3800 meters in altitude, Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world. We spend a night out in the home of a family in one of the communities around the lake, and visited Uros, the famous floating islands. We found the floating islands to be interesting, but not authentic. The ...

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151 days ago by Claire et Guillaume

Une série-photos sur le lac Titicaca et ses alentours Pour lire la suite, visitez A La Croisée des Chemins !

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166 days ago by eve

Doriksella on iso ego. Ei, vaan valtava. Ensin äiti naureskeli, että Doris on mäyräkoira varustettuna tanskandogin egolla. Nyt tuntuu, että parempi olisi verrata sitä suoraan sinivalaan egoon.. Doris tepasteli taas ympäri asuntoaan ja äkkäsi yllättäen nurkkaan asetetun kokovartalopeilin. Ensin peili ...

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206 days ago by wcc360summer

Queridas Familias:¡Muy buenos días de Perú! Hemos tenido unas aventuras bien interesantes los días pasados, y el camino no para! The last few days were some of the best that our voyage has had to offer. En route to the gorgeous town of Aguas Calientes, trip members took an AMAZING train ride with sc ...

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210 days ago by Bodil Sjöström

Titicacasjön ligger på 3.800 meter över havet och är världens högst belägna sjö. Där bor människor på flytande vassöar, så kallade Uros. Vi besökte dem. Fick en kort föreläsning om hur de gjort öarna på något som likande torv. På torven, som fungerade som ett slags pråm, lade de sedan vassen. Var tr ...

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