The blue treasure of our ancestors rises on Sun Island
1. SUN ISLAND TITICACA LAKE The blue treasure of our ancestors By Cristina Quisbert Quispe
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5. And from the sacred rock emerged Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo creating the Inca Empire
6. Later, their descendants built a two level stone Palace in the south of the Island. It was the Pilkokaina Palace which was a temporal house of the main Inca .
8. Incas built Chinkana or Laberynth. A complex group of rooms connected by many trapezoidal doors and small corridors.
9. In the middle of Chinkana, Incas had a natural fountain which was used to make water rituals
10. Past and present always join. Going up or down the different ways one may find a lot of surprises such as…
11. This old catlike pottery found in the depths of the Sun Island .
12. Mountains and water are the owners of a lot of secrets left by the ancient cultures born here. This is a sacred place for indigenous peoples. ¡Help us to protect it!