Taquile community

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The Taquile community is an indigenous group on Taquile Island in Lake Titicaca, Peru, renowned for its centuries-old communal way of life and intricate, UNESCO-recognized textile traditions.

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Taquile community canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Quechua-speaking community ⓘ
indigenous community ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culturalContinuity centuries-old traditions ⓘ
culturalRegion Altiplano ⓘ
linked to: Altiplano plateau
economicActivity community-based tourism ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
textile production ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Quechua people ⓘ
followsPrinciple Andean reciprocity ⓘ
ayllu communal organization ⓘ
governance community assembly ⓘ
rotating communal authorities ⓘ
heritageType intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
knownFor communal way of life ⓘ
handwoven textiles ⓘ
sustainable agriculture ⓘ
textile traditions ⓘ
traditional social organization ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Lake Titicaca ⓘ
Puno Region ⓘ
locatedOn Taquile Island ⓘ
populationScale small island community ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
religion Andean indigenous beliefs ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialStructure ayllu-based organization ⓘ
extended family units ⓘ
textileRoleDistribution men knit ⓘ
women weave ⓘ
textileTraditionRecognizedYear 2005 ⓘ
tourismAttraction community-run homestays ⓘ
demonstrations of traditional weaving ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
traditionalCrop barley ⓘ
beans ⓘ
potatoes ⓘ
quinoa ⓘ
traditionalGarment chullo hats ⓘ
color-coded hats indicating marital status ⓘ
handwoven belts and sashes ⓘ
pollera skirts ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
usesLanguage Quechua ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
wayOfLife collective decision-making ⓘ
largely communal land management ⓘ

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