We got back in the boat after visiting the Uros islands and headed for Isla de Taquila which was about two hours by boat. There was a steep climb from the shore up to the town square. They use terraces for their farming here as you can see from the picture. It is a very beautiful place and the inhabitants who speak quechua continue to live like they have for hundreds of years, no cars or roads. We had lunch in a restaurant you see in the picture and were served a wonderful meal of fresh trout outdoors.
Approx. 2,000 people live on the island and more continue to leave as they get an education. The men do the knitting and the weaving and the women prepare the wool for knitting and the thread for weaving.
Our guide made the point that the Incas get all the credit for advancements in the culture, particularly farming technology but that the groups prior to the Incas were farming with terraces and the Incas improved on the practice.
Wow, that looks so pretty Mom. Esp. with the gray November weather we are now hving here.
ReplyDeleteI wish I was there with you! That is a nice picture of you also- you look like you are having a good time. :o)