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August 14th, 2026
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Theme: Stilt Villages Built Over Water
Long before modern engineering, communities around the world built entire villages on stilts above lakes, lagoons, and tidal flats. Peru's Uros people weave floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca, while Brunei's Kampong Ayer has housed river-dwellers for over a thousand years. In Benin, Ganvié was founded by people fleeing slave raiders who knew their pursuers would not follow onto water, and in Hong Kong, Tai O's stilt houses still shelter fishing families. Lagos's Makoko shows this tradition continuing today, a dense stilt settlement rising above the lagoon in one of Africa's biggest cities.
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Uros Floating Islands, PeruThese man-made islands on Lake Titicaca are woven entirely from totora reeds.
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Kampong Ayer, BruneiOften called the 'Venice of the East,' this stilt settlement has been inhabited for centuries along the Brunei River.
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Ganvié, BeninBuilt on Lake Nokoué, Ganvié was founded as a refuge from slave traders who could not cross the water.
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Tai O, Hong KongThis fishing village on Lantau Island is known for its traditional stilt houses over tidal channels.
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Makoko, NigeriaA dense stilt community on the Lagos Lagoon, Makoko is home to thousands living above the water.