Porfirio Limachi, reed ship builder

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Porfirio Limachi with newly built reed boat
Principal dimensions
Length overall 7.4 metres
Beam 1.7 metres
Height of hulls 1.05 metres,
Height of hulls inc bulwarks, 1.6 metres

reed boat tunupa
boat construction at Huatjata, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia


constructing reed ship in Huatajata


model reed ship in Huatajata


Porfirio Limachi with small model reed ship in Huatajata

Porfirio Limachi email:
balsasdetotora@yahoo.com



for a history of reedboat construction, click here


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