Isla Taquile

Isla Taquile is an island in the side of . It is also called "island of the knitting men" because that's what men do - knit! This has a very long tradition and is deeply embedded in the culture: If a man wants to marry a woman, he first has to prove that he can work hard by knitting a hat out of which he can drink.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Peru
  • Also known as: “Taquila”, “Taquile”, and “Taquile Island”

Isla Taquile

Latitude
-15.7742° or 15° 46′ 27″ south
Longitude
-69.6871° or 69° 41′ 13″ west
Population
2,000
Elevation
3,911 metres (12,831 feet)
Open location code
57PG68G7+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 220405132
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3927803
Wiki­data ID
Q1761551
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Isla Taquile” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Takile uhartea”
  • Catalan: “illa Taquile”
  • Catalan: “Illa Taquile”
  • Cebuano: “Taquile”
  • Chinese: “塔奎勒岛”
  • Dutch: “Taquile”
  • Esperanto: “Taquile”
  • French: “Taquile”
  • German: “Taquile”
  • Hungarian: “Taquile-sziget”
  • Italian: “Taquile”
  • Japanese: “タキーレ島”
  • Japanese: “タクイレ島”
  • Macedonian: “Островот Такиле”
  • Macedonian: “Такиле”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Taquile”
  • Persian: “جزیره تاکیله”
  • Polish: “Taquile”
  • Quechua: “Intika”
  • Russian: “Такиле”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Taquili”
  • Spanish: “Taquile”
  • Turkish: “Taquile Adası”
  • Ukrainian: “Острів Такіле”

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