On the second leg of his Amazon adventure, our writer looks at how tourism is supporting locals in an area of remote beauty and rich cultural heritagePart one: the alternative Machu Picchu
On the second leg of his Amazon adventure, our writer looks at how tourism is supporting locals in an area of remote beauty and rich cultural heritage
Lake Titicaca is one of the world’s great sights. A vast inland sea improbably located in the sky. If it were in Europe, its surface would be above all the highest peaks in Switzerland and Austria, and its area would measure more than twice the size of all their lakes combined. As we follow Francisco down to his boat, Pablo is rolling out a series of astounding facts about his homeland – he was born on the larger island next to this one, Isla de Luna.
I stroll around the temple ruins and go across the hill and down to the island’s only village. Here llamas and sheep graze on the shore next to flotillas of waterbirds: Andean coots and teal, but not the endemic flightless Titicaca grebe. The island has a regular boat service from the mainland only at weekends so now, midweek, it is blissfully peaceful. I swim out among the birds, surprised to find the water less chilly than expected.
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