Chullo, Taquile Island, Peru

A man on Taquile Island in Lake Titicaca knits while wearing a chullo, the Andean wool cap with earflaps and a long tail. Chullos are worn all over the Peruvian and Bolivian highlands, but Taquile makes them a language: the men do the knitting, boys learn young, and the hat's colors tell neighbors whether its wearer is married or single. The island's textile art was proclaimed a UNESCO masterpiece of intangible heritage in 2005.