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                <title>Taquille Island: Stationery and Fruit</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fruit is prohibitively expensive for islanders, and stationery is a very welcome gift for the children.<br><br>If staying overnight, you'll be allocated a family home to stay by the island council or elders. This is to ensure income from tourists gets spread fairly.<br><br>You can buy the fruit on the edge of Lake Titicaca, and just give it out to islanders you encounter walking up from the boat and in the town.<br><br>If you would like to visit the school, go with your guide to ask to donate stationery for/to the children.<br><br>You may find it one of the most rewarding aspects of your trip.]]></description>
                
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