Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A reed, Typha Dominguensis, growing in shallow places in Lake Titicaca and other mountain lakes of the Andes of southern Peru and Bolivia. The balsas on Lake Titicaca are made of these reeds. The Indians eat the sprouts as a vegetable.
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Examples
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Some of this grass is papyrus, known as totora, like that found along the shores of Lake Titicaca, and the stuff Thor Heyerdahl believed made up ancient ocean crafts.
Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part II of II) Richard Bangs 2011
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Some of this grass is papyrus, known as totora, like that found along the shores of Lake Titicaca, and the stuff Thor Heyerdahl believed made up ancient ocean crafts.
Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part II of II) Richard Bangs 2011
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Some of this grass is papyrus, known as totora, like that found along the shores of Lake Titicaca, and the stuff Thor Heyerdahl believed made up ancient ocean crafts.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Richard Bangs 2011
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The local people exist much as they have for centuries, many living on artificial islands -- and paddling in boats -- constructed from totora reeds.
Andrew Harper's Notebook Andrew Harper 2010
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From there, you'll travel via balsa de totora, or reed boat, to the island of Amantaní.
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The town is known for its totora, cigar-shaped reed boats which look a little like the ones we saw on Lake Titicaca.
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The town is known for its totora, cigar-shaped reed boats which look a little like the ones we saw on Lake Titicaca.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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It is a good example of what we are trying to duplicate in terms of loading the stone onto the totora reed boat.
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The boat will be made of about 50 totora reed rolls (D) in two bodies (B) lashed onto the heart (A) and rails (C) attached.
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Hopefully our solution to rock moving will also prove of use in the totora reed boat experiment, in which Paul and Chris are trying to transport a much larger block.
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