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Having a homestay with the locals in Amantani on Lake Titicaca

Located on the border between Peru and Bolivia, Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake and home to some amazing and beautiful places. Amantani Island is another place which preserves the traditions of the old empire. About 40 km away from Puno, on the Lake Titicaca, Amantani island is situated. It has two mountain peaks, Pachatata(“father earth”) and Pachamama (“mother earth”) and terraced hills, mostly worked by hand. The main activity of the people is farming potatoes. They have also a small textile industry, but not as developed as the other islands. In Amantani there is also a cooperative where some families subscribe and receive tourists at their home. With the help of www.titicacaperu.com, they started to hosted tourists and to show them their ways of life. The tourist schedule on Amantani happens on a rotational basis. Every week, a different community hosts tourists. Once in the program, each family is able to host…

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