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© 1991 Carol Hayman
Peru
Knitting Hats at Textile Cooperative
Lake Titicaca, at 12,500 feet, on the border between Bolivia and Peru, is one of the highest navigable lakes in the world and is the largest lake in South America. The island of Taquile, in Lake Titicaca, is a four hour boat ride from the mainland. This distance has allowed the islanders to maintain their culture because they determine who and what comes to the island. These men are standing in the doorway of the cooperative where they sell their textile work. The men knit and weave in the traditional colors of their community, red and white. The women, who spin as they walk, re-spin commercial wool yarn to make it fine enough for the exquisitely tightly woven wide belts the men make. The men use knitting needles made from coat hanger wire. Taquile seems quite remote, out of sight of the mainland or other islands, surrounded by the sparkling blue lake waters. While much of the island lacks modern conveniences like running water and electricity, the island is connected to the rest of the world by telephone. -- Carol Hayman, Peace Corps/Jamaica, 1978-80 Peru (Republic of Peru) Capital Lima Population 29,546,964 (2009 est.) Life Expectancy 70.74 years Literacy 87.7% (age 15 and over can read and write) Languages Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, others Religions Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 2.1%, unspecified or none 16.3% Government constitutional republic Source: The World Factbook, 2009
This photo appears on the we all work International Poster, produced by the RPCVs of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009. For more information and to order a complete set of full-size posters, see http://www.rpcvmadison.org/
© 1991 Carol Hayman
Peru
Knitting Hats at Textile Cooperative
Lake Titicaca, at 12,500 feet, on the border between Bolivia and Peru, is one of the highest navigable lakes in the world and is the largest lake in South America. The island of Taquile, in Lake Titicaca, is a four hour boat ride from the mainland. This distance has allowed the islanders to maintain their culture because they determine who and what comes to the island. These men are standing in the doorway of the cooperative where they sell their textile work. The men knit and weave in the traditional colors of their community, red and white. The women, who spin as they walk, re-spin commercial wool yarn to make it fine enough for the exquisitely tightly woven wide belts the men make. The men use knitting needles made from coat hanger wire. Taquile seems quite remote, out of sight of the mainland or other islands, surrounded by the sparkling blue lake waters. While much of the island lacks modern conveniences like running water and electricity, the island is connected to the rest of the world by telephone. -- Carol Hayman, Peace Corps/Jamaica, 1978-80 Peru (Republic of Peru) Capital Lima Population 29,546,964 (2009 est.) Life Expectancy 70.74 years Literacy 87.7% (age 15 and over can read and write) Languages Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, others Religions Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 2.1%, unspecified or none 16.3% Government constitutional republic Source: The World Factbook, 2009
This photo appears on the we all work International Poster, produced by the RPCVs of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009. For more information and to order a complete set of full-size posters, see http://www.rpcvmadison.org/
