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Isla Taquile | Footpath with stone arch

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Taquile Island, with a surface area of 6 square kilometres, rises approx. 250 m above Lake Titicaca. Its more than 2000 inhabitants grow various crops on ancient terraces. Instead of cars or roads, traffic relies on a system of footpaths.