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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The name Apus is derived from the Greek apous, meaning “without feet”. This referred to the Western misconception that the bird-of-paradise had no feet, which arose because the only specimens available in the West had their feet and wings removed. Such specimens began to arrive in Europe in 1522, when the survivors of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition brought them home.