The Uros people have built boats from bundled totora reed on this lake for centuries, and the one in this picture sits empty, waiting — the kind of detail a room settles around. An original vintage-style print of Lake Titicaca seen through the reeds from low in the bank, supplied in a black wood frame and ready to hang the day it arrives. A Peru travel poster for anyone who has crossed the Andes, or means to.
The design is drawn flat — a low view from inside a dense bank of golden totora reeds that sweeps up the left edge and across the foot of the scene, out to a single empty reed boat with bound, upturned prow and stern riding cobalt-blue water. Beyond it a thin line of golden reeds edges the far water beneath plum-brown hills and a pale cream haze bank, under a high sky banked with cream cumulus. LAKE above TITICACA and the line THE HIGHEST NAVIGABLE LAKE IN THE WORLD are set between diamond-tipped rules in the clear blue above the clouds, worked in golden yellow, cobalt, sky blue, cream and plum. It is printed on 189 g/m² heavyweight matte art paper, 10.3 mil thick — an uncoated stock that keeps the flat colour edges crisp without a hint of glare — and arrives framed in slim black ayous wood behind an acrylite front protector, with the hanging hardware already fitted.
- Sizes: 12″ × 16″, 16″ × 20″ and 18" × 24" portrait, supplied framed in black
- Paper: 189 g/m2 heavyweight matte art paper, 10.3 mil (0.26 mm) thick, milled in Japan — uncoated, so no glare
- Frame: 0.75″ (1.9 cm) black ayous wood from renewable forests
- Front: acrylite protector in place of glass — lighter, and it does not shatter in transit
- Hanging hardware included — arrives ready to hang, no assembly
Size chart
| Framed size | Art panel | Works well |
|---|---|---|
| 12" × 16" framed | 12 × 16 in | desk nooks, hallways, gallery walls, gifting |
| 16" × 20" framed | 16 × 20 in (fills the frame) | above a sofa, a bed or a console |
| 18" × 24" framed | 18 × 24 in | living rooms, above larger furniture, statement walls |
Framed pieces ship flat and boxed, and travel separately from any rolled posters in the same order.
Quick answers
Does it come framed, and in what sizes?
Yes — 12″ × 16″, 16″ × 20″, or 18″ × 24″ portrait in a black ayous wood frame, 0.75″ (1.9 cm) thick, with an acrylite front protector and the hanging hardware already fitted. It arrives ready to hang.
Which size should I choose?
The 12″ × 16″ works well for desk nooks, hallways, gallery walls, and gifting. The 16″ × 20″ is a versatile choice above a sofa, bed, or console. The 18″ × 24″ creates more impact in living rooms, above larger furniture, or as a statement wall piece.
Is this a reprint of a vintage original?
No. It is an original illustration drawn in the mid-century travel-poster tradition — flat colour, clean edges, bold lettering — and a new composition made for RaZits. It is not a scan of a historic print.
Is that a real kind of boat?
Yes — it is a balsa de totora, a boat made from bundled totora reeds that the Uros people of Lake Titicaca still build today. The lake sits at roughly 3,800 metres (about 12,500 feet) on the border of Peru and Bolivia and is widely described as the highest navigable lake in the world.
The world's highest navigable lake, seen from inside the reeds.
