Hand-woven Textiles Featuring Animal Motifs, Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca


In 2005, "Taquile and Its Textile Art" were honored by being proclaimed "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.


Size: 4800px × 3199px
Location: Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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