Isla Taquile
Isla Taquile is an island in the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. 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 embalmed in the culture: If a man wants to marry a women, he first has to prove that he can work hard by knitting a hat out of which he can drink.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Peru
- Location: Altiplano, Peru, South America
Latitude -15.7742° or 15° 46' 27.2" south | Longitude -69.6871° or 69° 41' 13.4" west |
Population 2000 | Elevation 3911 metres (12,831 feet) |
OpenStreetMap ID way 220405132 | GeoNames ID 3927803 |
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Also Known As
- Catalan: Illa Taquile
- Catalan: illa Taquile
- Dutch: Taquile
- English: Taquile
- English: Taquile Island
- Esperanto: Taquile
- French: Taquile
- German: Taquile
- Hungarian: Taquile-sziget
- Italian: Taquile
- Japanese: タキーレ島
- Japanese: タクイレ島
- Polish: Taquile
- Quechua: Intika
- Russian: Такиле
- Spanish: Isla de Taquili
- Spanish: Taquile
- Taquila
In the Area
Localities
- ChunopampaLocality
- MatejenoLocality
- Santo Cruz PataLocality
- Santa Cruz PataLocality
- EstanciaLocality
- LlachonHamlet, 12 km northwest
Landmarks
- IglesiaChurch
- Plaza principalMonument
- Mulsina PataSummit
- Puerto AlsunoMarina
- boat to taquilePier, 12 km northwest
- AmantaniMarina, 12 km north
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