Taquile Island

E80110

island tourist destination

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.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	island → tourist destination →
accessedFrom	Puno →
accessMethod	boat →
administrativeDivision	Puno District → Puno Province →
agriculturalProduct	barley → potatoes → quinoa →
alsoSpokenLanguage	Spanish →
belongsTo	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 NERFINISHED → Uros floating islands →
locatedOnBodyOfWater	Lake Titicaca →
nationalJurisdiction	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	Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity →
UNESCORecognitionYear	2005 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lake Titicaca →	hasIsland
Puno →	hasTouristAttraction
Amantaní Island →	nearbyPlace
Puno Region →	touristAttraction