The Uros village inhabitants live on floating totora-reed islands. New reeds must be constantly added to the top to replace ones on the bottom that have dissolved into the water. The reeds can also be eaten as a natural iodine supplement. The 'ground' on the reed islands feels unstable and spongy but people have been living on it for hundreds of years and are in no danger of falling through to the water. Despite their traditional lifestyle the Uros are not anti-technology and many have their own radio station broadcasting from one of the islands and two schools also on the floating islands.

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