Inca mythology

universe of legends and collective memory of the religion and worldview of the Inca Empire

Inca religious festival

species of plant

deity

thumb|300px|Coricancha museum marker graphically explaining the Inca Wakas and Seqes system thumb|300px|Coricancha museum marker describing the Inca Wakas and Seqes system In the Quechuan languages of South America, a huaca or '''wak'a' is an object that represents something revered, typically a monument of some kind. The term huaca can refer to natural locations, such as immense rocks. Some huacas have been associated with veneration and ritual. The Quechua people traditionally believed every object has a physical presence and two camaquen'' (spirits), one to create it and another to animate

thumb|right|Most commonly used variation of an Andean cross used today; this open Andean cross can also be seen at the Tello Obelisk and on Tiwanaku [[Qirus often with an eye inside]] The chakana or Andean cross (also "stepped cross", "step motif", or "stepped motif") is a stepped cross motif used by the Inca and pre-incan Andean societies. The most commonly used variation of this symbol today is made up of an equal-armed cross indicating the cardinal points of the compass and a superimposed square. Chakana means 'bridge', and means 'to cross over' in Quechua. The Andean cross motif appears in

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Ritualistic killing of children in pre-Columbian cultures

thumb|right|Drawing depicting the execution of Atahualpa The Inkarri (or Inkari and sometimes Inkaríy) myth is one of the most famous legends of the Inca. When the Spanish conquistadors executed the last ruler of the Inca people, Atahualpa, he vowed that he would come back one day to avenge his death. According to the legend, the Spaniards buried his body parts in several places around the kingdom: His head is said to rest under the Presidential Palace in Lima, while his arms are said to be under the Waqaypata ('Square of Tears') in Cusco and his legs in Ayacucho. Buried under the earth he wil

serpent or dragon deity from Andean mythlogies

Huiñao is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Cotahuasi District. What makes the mountain so special among the much higher mountains surrounding it is that it is situated in the Cotahuasi Canyon and that there are good panoramic views from its top across the Cotahuasi Canyon and the surrounding mountains. There is also an archaeological site on top of the mountain.

thumbnail|Visualization of dualism in Chavín culture

mythical place in Incan mythology

indigenous movement in the Peruvian Andes during the 16th century