Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latin America

Judi Lynn

(160,516 posts)

8. Yeah, school kids probably can't believe the syllables mean something different elsewhere!

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 14, 2019, 01:19 AM

Nov 2019

Kids are funny, actually.

Too bad some of them never get any wiser at all when they "grow up."

Here's the Wiki for that amazing lake. Images at google images show it's a vast, unbelievable lake:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Titicaca

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

14 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Manmade Reed Islands of Lake Titicaca, between Peru and Bolivia: [View all] Judi Lynn Nov 2019 OP

Gorgeous. JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #1

The boats are so exotic, really like something from another world. Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #5

WOW! Islands made of reeds, big enough to build houses on. Mind blowing what humans can figure out. brush Nov 2019 #2

Then we learn they first ones were there before the Incas. Yikes. Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #6

Wow. 2naSalit Nov 2019 #3

After you see their images for the first time, the idea will absolutely stick in your mind. Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #7

Lake Titicaca, the snicker-inducing geography lesson for school-boys everywhere RockRaven Nov 2019 #4

Yeah, school kids probably can't believe the syllables mean something different elsewhere! Judi Lynn Nov 2019 #8

Wow!!!! dware Nov 2019 #9

Nice packman Nov 2019 #10

I first heard of lake titicaca mentioned on a jeac cousteau special. AllaN01Bear Nov 2019 #11

When I was there in 2009 I took this shot of the lake from our hotel window at 4:30 am mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #14

An idea used again later in Tenochtitlan pecosbob Nov 2019 #12

I was there in 2009. We went out to the floating islands mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #13