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Water. Uros Island people, Peru. Part 2 /

Humans cannot survive for more than a few days without water. We are made of 70% water, and so is the entire planet. For these reasons, human identity is forever linked to water, both fresh and salt. The Uru people have take "living with nature" to a whole new level. They live on little is...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English and Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: [London, England] : TVF, 2017.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Uru Indians > Social life and customs.
Indians of South America > Peru.
Artificial islands > Peru.
Fishers > Peru.
Titicaca, Lake (Peru and Bolivia) > Description and travel.
Uru > Mœurs et coutumes.
Peuples autochtones > Pérou.
Îles artificielles > Pérou.
Pêcheurs > Pérou.
Titicaca, Lac (Pérou et Bolivie) > Descriptions et voyages.
Artificial islands
Fishers
Indians of South America
Travel
Peru
South America > Lake Titicaca
documentary film.
Feature films
Documentary films
Short films
Documentary films.
Short films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Humans cannot survive for more than a few days without water. We are made of 70% water, and so is the entire planet. For these reasons, human identity is forever linked to water, both fresh and salt. The Uru people have take "living with nature" to a whole new level. They live on little islands that are found on Lake Titicaca that on closer inspection, you would realise are completely man-made! The Uros have actually used the resources created by the lake to build their homes.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 29, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 minutes)
Playing Time:00:06:29