This Inca settlement also had significant religious importance, for it was the place of a mighty temple in honor of Wiracocha, in the South of Cusco, the god of creation and civilization in the Andean world.
Back in the day, this point of worship had a substantial central wall, with pillars on both sides and a big straw roof. There were the priests’ accommodations, an area for rituals, and water streams for the churchmen to wash up before the ceremonies; know more about the Inca religion and spiritual tourism in Cusco!
Titicaca Manco Capac y Mama Ocllo
It all began when the sun, seeing the pitiful state of men, created a couple from the foam of Lake Titikaka. His name was Manco Capac, the male, and Mama Ocllo, his wife. He gave them a golden scepter and ordered them to go around the world to civilize the people. He commissioned them to found a kingdom, and to implant the cult of the sun. They would know which was the place chosen for the foundation of their Empire when the scepter sank until it disappeared. So, they set out for the North…
The Fundation
It all began when the sun, seeing the pitiful state of men, created a couple from the foam of Lake Titikaka. His name was Manco Capac, the male, and Mama Ocllo, his wife. He placed a golden scepter on them and ordered them to go around the world to civilize the people. He commissioned them to found a kingdom, and to implant the cult of the sun. They would know which was the place chosen for the foundation of their Empire when the scepter sank until it disappeared. Then, they set off to the north…
PERU EXPERIENCE
It all began when the sun, seeing the pitiful state of men, created a couple from the foam of Lake Titikaka. His name was Manco Capac, the male, and Mama Ocllo, his wife. He placed a golden scepter on them and ordered them to go around the world to civilize the people. He commissioned them to found a kingdom, and to implant the cult of the sun. They would know which was the place chosen for the foundation of their Empire when the scepter sank until it disappeared. So, they set out for the North…
It all began when the sun, seeing the pitiful state of men, created a couple from the foam of Lake Titikaka. His name was Manco Capac, the male, and Mama Ocllo, his wife. He placed a golden scepter on them and ordered them to go around the world to civilize the people. He commissioned them to found a kingdom, and to implant the cult of the sun. They would know which was the place chosen for the foundation of their Empire when the scepter sank until it disappeared. So, they set out for the North…
It all began when the sun, seeing the pitiful state of men, created a couple from the foam of Lake Titikaka. His name was Manco Capac, the male, and Mama Ocllo, his wife. He placed a golden scepter on them and ordered them to go around the world to civilize the people. He commissioned them to found a kingdom, and to implant the cult of the sun. They would know which was the place chosen for the foundation of their Empire when the scepter sank until it disappeared. Then, they set out for the North…
