The inhabitants maintain their colorful traditional dress, agricultural practices, religion and language. Taquile is graced by seven splendid stone arches, each carved with totems. The evening is spent with a family in their residence on Amantani. The native markets at Acora and Ilave feature foods,artisanias and the colorful clothes and textiles of the Aymara people. Hundreds of different potato species and unusual fruits and vegetables can be found, as well as medicinal plants.
Market day is an important day, so the native people are in their most colorful traditional dress.
Folk music and traditional dances are also featured. Tours in Bolivia 1. Unusual geologic formations and Inca ruins, including a temple and nunnery. The most outstanding sites are the Akapana pyramid and Kalasasaya ritual platform. The legendary birthplace of the Inca.