domingo, 12 de agosto de 2012

A captive route, Taquile Island in Puno

A place to discover...

The island of Taquile (Intika in Quechua), on Lake Titicaca, Amantaní belongs to the district, Puno is located 45 km from the regional capital. Puno. It has a population of about 2,200 inhabitants. The main village is at 3,950 m and the highest point of the island reaches 4,050 meters. The island belongs to the Quechua language of the linguistic and the adjective of its inhabitants is taquileño / a. The island has a maximum length of 5.5 km and a width of 1.5 km limit, the second largest island in the lake (5.72 km ²) in the Peruvian part after Amantaní. The western slope is almost vertical, while the eastern slope less steep offers. The people of Taquile encuenta to 140 m above sea level, to 3 950 m asl Thanks to the thermoregulatory effect of the lake in the island there is a microclimate favorable to agriculture.

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