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Uros and Aymaras: Enduring the Extreme Altitudes and Climate of the Andes | SLICE l FULL DOCUMENTARY (YouTube) At Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world, the descendants of the Uros Indians live on incredible floating islands. Here, 250 families make their living from this vast freshwater sea, creating an unusual world suspended between heaven and reeds.

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Island County — Thumbnail History (historylink.org) Island County, the eighth oldest county in Washington, was created on January 6, 1853, by the Oregon Territorial Legislature from a portion of Thurston County and was named for the myriad of islands in Northwestern Washington. It originally encompassed Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, and San Juan Counties…

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Uru people (Wikipedia) The Uru or Uros (Uru: Qhas Qut suñi) are an indigenous people of Bolivia and Peru. They live on a still-growing group of about 120 self-fashioned floating islands in Lake Titicaca near Puno. They form three main groups: the Uru-Chipaya, Uru-Murato, and Uru-Iruito. The Uru-Iruito still inhabit the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca and the Desaguadero River.