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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Taquile Island

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

This tiny island off the coast of Peru is an UNESCO World Heritage site for having the finest textile art. It’s also the place where a knitted hat represents and symbolizes a man’s code of honor, marital status, and love for life. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/taquile-island

Transcript

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0:00.0

Do all romantic relationships start with a physical attraction? I know it's a pretty strange question to start the show with but when you think about it

0:15.5

the animal kingdom has some pretty wild examples to illustrate this take for example

0:20.8

male peacocks. These beautiful birds rely on their tail.

0:26.0

They rattle the evil-looking-eye feathers, and boom,

0:30.0

the best good-looking peacock wins over their mate.

0:32.0

A male golden dart frog. Best good-looking peacock wins over their mate.

0:33.0

A male golden dart frog, one of the most poisonous frogs,

0:37.0

uses a particular talent to attract their meat.

0:40.0

They sing.

0:42.0

And a female frog will travel long distance to meet their match.

0:47.0

And here's a really strange one.

0:50.0

A male giraffe drinks a female urine to know if they're the right one.

0:55.0

Yeah, I know.

0:58.0

But thankfully, the human species has more than one option to grab the attention of that special someone.

1:03.6

That could either be by showing affection, going on dates, or sharing similar interest, like cooking,

1:10.6

working out, or watching movies.

1:13.0

This all sounds normal, casual, nothing out of the ordinary.

1:17.0

But what if I tell you that in a Peruvian island,

1:20.0

one of the main tools a man needs to attract a woman is to have the finest knitting skills.

1:30.0

I'm Nolle Morales and this is Atlas Obscura.

1:33.0

A Celebration of the World Strange Incredible and Wondrous Places.

1:37.0

Today, we're headed to the Kili Island,

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