Name: Totora reeds have been used by various pre-Columbian South American civilizations to build reed boats. The boats, called balsa, vary in size from small fishing canoes to thirty meters long. They are still used on Lake Titicaca (as seen here), located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Date: circa 1910s - SuperStock
Brand: Mary Evans Picture Library
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Totora reeds have been used by various pre-Columbian South American civilizations to build reed boats. The boats, called balsa, vary in size from small fishing canoes to thirty meters long. They are still used on Lake Titicaca (as seen here), located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Date: circa 1910s

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