- Taquile Island is the largest island in Lake Titicaca, known as the «island of the children of the sun», 35 kilometers north of the city of Puno.
- Today, Taquileños direct the tourism activities on the island and every community member directly benefits from the 40,000 tourists who visit Taquile Island each year.
- It is there were the ventures of Taquile, Amantani, Uros and Llachon can be found. The visitor to Amantani or Taquile islands will visit Uros island on the route.
- To get to Taquile island, we’ll first need to get to the city of Juliaca in the Puno region. The flight from Lima will take an hour and twenty minutes in most cases.
- How to Get to Taquile Island and Travel Tips. To reach Taquile Island, you can take a boat from the city of Puno, which is the gateway to Lake Titicaca.
- Discover Taquile Island in Puno, Peru: On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
- 3 hours into the middle of Lake Titicaca lies Taquile Island. ... The few tourists that visit Taquile Island stay for half a day, overnight at most.
- The property is located 1 minute walk to the main square of Taquile Island and it is extremely clean with nice and big bedrooms.
- When we say vast blue, we mean the sea. And Taquile Island is a 5.5 by 1.6-kilometer island lying in it, home to some 2000-over people.