Created by the indigenous Uros people as protection against attacks from the Incas, the Uros Islands are one of the world's most innovative feats of human engineering. In 2011, Peruvian-American ...

Explore the fascinating lifestyle of the Uros tribe on Lake Titicaca, Peru, who inhabit moveable floating islands crafted from dried reeds. With over 500 residents residing on roughly 70 human ...

Stepping onto one of the Uros islands in southern Peru can feel like walking on a bouncy castle. Your feet sink a bit into the mushy floor, which trembles slightly when a motorboat speeds past. That’s ...

Water levels at Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world and South America’s largest – are dropping precipitously after an unprecedented winter heat wave. The shocking decline ...

Uros People of Peru and Bolivia Found to Have Distinctive Genetic Ancestries (IMAGE) National Geographic Society. Caption. This image shows the community gathering on one of the Uros Islands ...

Left: Los Uros, the floating islands of Lake Titicaca made of 'totoras' (reeds). Right: Iovana Porcela, a Los Uros community leader, in Los Uros, Peru, October 14, 2023.

Created by the indigenous Uros people as protection against attacks from the Incas, the Uros Islands are one of the world's most innovative feats of human engineering. In 2011, Peruvian-American ...