George & Eve DeLange

Taquile Island is the home to skilled weavers and a place where travelers can buy wellmade woolen and alpaca goods. The residents of this island run their own tourism operations. There are no hotels on Taquile but the islanders open their homes to tourists interested in staying overnight . If you are interested in buying souveriers this is an interesting place. However, it is about three hours by boat to visit this island. If you are rushed for time, we would recommend bypassing this tour. It is called Huilanopampa on the Google Map. We visited this island on April 20, 2006 at about 11:30 AM.

It is advisable to book reservations ahead of time, as hotels, especially in high season, are quickly booked up. You can fly directly to this area but you must fly into the nearby Inca Manco C�pac International Airport (IATA: JUL, ICAO: SPJL), known as Aeropuerto Internacional Inca Manco C�pac in Spanish, located in the city of Juliaca, thirty minutes from the city of Puno at Titicaca Lake. It is run by CORPAC S.A. (Corporaci�n Peruana de Aeropuertos y Aviaci�n Comercial S.A.), a government-run organization that oversees the management of Peruvian airports. Its runway is the longest in Latin America. While it is called International; it does not serve international flights! You can fly into Peru to international airports located at Lima, Arequipa and Cusco. Then you can be flown into the Inca Manco C�pac International Airport. Then, you can be transported from the airport of Juliaca, to the town of Puno in a taxi; with an average cost of about US $20; or in a minibuse, with an average cost of about US $5 per person. The leading hotels in Puno have transportation back to the airport. This page is for information purposes only and while we have made every effort to be accurate, it is the travelers responsibility to make the appropriate choice as to which hotels to use in Peru. We found that when touring Peru, Magical Cusco Tours gave us the best service of all. They even arranged very personal tours based upon our ages and experience. They were there for us whenever we needed them. Click on any of their links on our pages and they will give you a 4% discount for taking their tours. Mention Delange.org; Merchant Code GD882010 for your discount! We suggest letting Ana Maria handle your tour. We do this all the time. It is safe and it works!!! We have never experienced a problem doing it this way! It is advisable to book reservations ahead of time, as hotels, especially in high season, are quickly booked up. Then you could easily tour Taquile Island. We also have links to Priceline.Com on our pages, in case you may prefer to use their services.