Taquile Island

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Taquile Island is a remote Peruvian island on Lake Titicaca renowned for its indigenous Quechua-speaking community and their UNESCO-recognized textile and weaving traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Taquile Island canonical 6
Islands of Taquile and Amantaní 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
tourist destination
accessedFrom Puno
accessMethod boat
administrativeDivision Puno Province
surface form: Puno District

Puno Province
agriculturalProduct barley
potatoes
quinoa
alsoSpokenLanguage Spanish
belongsTo Uros floating islands
surface form: Lake Titicaca islands
climate high-altitude climate
continent South America
country Peru
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage
culturalPractice communal work
traditional festivals
economicActivity agriculture
textile production
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 3950 meters
governance community-based
hasIndigenousCommunity Quechua people
knownFor textile art
traditional clothing
weaving traditions
locatedIn Andes
Lake Titicaca
Puno Region
locatedNear Amantani Island
Uros floating islands
locatedOnBodyOfWater Lake Titicaca
nationalJurisdiction Peru
surface form: Republic of Peru
nearestMajorCity Puno
populationCharacteristic Quechua-speaking community
indigenous majority
primaryLanguage Quechua
recognizedBy UNESCO
tourismAttraction panoramic views of Lake Titicaca
traditional lifestyle
traditional textiles
tourismType community-based tourism
traditionalCraft handwoven textiles
knitted hats
UNESCORecognitionSubject Taquile and its Textile Art
UNESCORecognitionType Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
surface form: Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
UNESCORecognitionYear 2005

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Titicaca hasIsland Taquile Island
Puno Region touristAttraction Taquile Island
Puno hasTouristAttraction Taquile Island
Amantaní Island nearbyPlace Taquile Island
Lake Titicaca region hasPart Taquile Island
Lake Titicaca region hasCulturalHeritageSite Taquile Island
this entity surface form: Islands of Taquile and Amantaní
Taquile and its Textile Art locatedIn Taquile Island