13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Live on the floating island

Lake Titicaca is near the old city of Puno in Peru, high elevation. Local used straws and tree roots to build man-made floating islands where they live. On this particular island, there were eight families and these two women are among the residents.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Puno, Peru
Camera: NEX-7
Copyright: © John Ouyang