INCAN/QUECHUA LANGUAGE
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- "Place of the chosen ones" - Inca Priestesses' sanctuary at Machu Picchu.
- Where was "Aqllawasi"?
- Incan God of Thunder
- Who was "Illapa"?
- "Navel of the World" - an archaeological capital of the Americas and oldest continually inhabited city; capital city of the Inca Empire.
- Where was "Cuzco"?
- Masculine Force.
- What is "Hanan"?
- Feminine Force.
- What is "Hurin"?
- "Hitching post of the sun" - an accurate instrument for measuring time and seasons. Located in the center of the astronomical observatory of Machu Picchu.
- What was an "Inti-Huatana"?
- "Feast of the sun" - festival celebration of the winter solstice.
- What was the "Inti-Rami"?
- "Lost city of the Inca." A sacred ceremonial center of the Inca, located high in the Andean Mountains. Most spectacular archaeological site on the South American Continent.
- Where is "Machu Picchu"?
- First emperor of the Inca who established his court at Cuzco.
- Who was "Manco Capac"?
- Inca sacred site and observatory. Among its ruins, the Temple of Pachamama holds the largest singe stone altar yet discovered.
- Where was "Ollantaytambo"?
- Ninth lord of the Inca who was responsible for the largest territorial expansion of the Empire.
- Who was "Pachacutec"?
- Mother Earth.
- What was "Pachamama"?
- Temple and earthen pyramid located near Ollantakytambo that, according to legend, was built by the ancestors of the Inca as a birthplace for their dynasty.
- What was "Pacaritanpu"?
- Largest Inca observatory in the Andes. Buildings at Pisac housed mathematicians, astronomers, and priests.
- What was "Pisac"?
- Observatory, site of moon worship. Mummification rituals for Inca nobility took place in its caverns.
- What was "Qenko"?
- "Satisfied Falcon" - an important Inca military and religious center.
- Where was "Sacsayhuaman"?
- Father Sun.
- What was "Taita Inti"?
- River that cuts through Peru's Sacred Valley. According to legend, the Urubamba flows into the Milky Way. The river was a pathway to knowledge and enlightenment.
- What is the "Urubamba River"?
- Inca God of Creation
- Who was "Wiraqocha"?