Lake Titicaca The Uros, the people who have been living along the lake since Antiquity, use traditional techniques for working with totora, a reed they use to make floating islands, canoes, and homes. Terrance Klassen / age fotostock
In the South of the country, mystic lake Titicaca lies 3,800 metres above sea level. It is very much like an inland sea, with its 3,000 miles², and the quality of light is exceptional, the clouds are so low and the surrounding peaks so close that you could almost touch them!