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Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)

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Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
Amantani Island (Isla Amantani)
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+51 951 437 863

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Lake Titicaca, Peru

Amantani is an island on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca. According to a 1988 census, it has a population of 3,663 Quechua speakers divided among about 800 families. The island is circular and about 9.28 km² in size. It has two mountain peaks, Pachatata and Pachamama , with ancient Inca and Tiwanaku ruins on top of both. The hillsides are terraced, mostly worked by hand, and planted with wheat, quinoa, potatoes, and other vegetables. Livestock, including alpacas, also graze the slopes. Amantani is known as the Island of the Kantuta, after the national flower of Peru and Bolivia, which grows plentifully on the island.
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