So our little gold llama is a rare survivor. Gold was the emblem of the great Inca sun-god, and represented his generative powers. Gold was described as "sweat of the sun" just as silver was the ...

Dead for 500 years, this Inca sacrificial mummy found on ... These rugged summits represented a means of approaching the Sun God, Inti, the center of their religion, and many sacrifices were ...

The sacrificed child was thought of as a deity, ensuring a tie between the chief and the Inca emperor, who was considered a descendant of the Sun god. The sacrifice also bestowed an elevated ...

In Incan times, a select group of girls called "Virgins of the Sun" were taken from their families and prepared for what was believed to be the highest honor: a human sacrifice to the Gods (04:38 ...

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.

They called the boat Kon-Tiki, which some believe is the old name for the Incan sun god. They set out on April 28, 1947. The journey lasted 101 days. Finally, they landed on the island of Raroia ...

In Inca times this would have been the festival of Illapa, the Inca god of lightning ... so don't even think of messing with us." On a sun-washed July afternoon, Brian Bauer, an archaeologist ...

described how the Inca burned leaves and blew coca fumes toward the sun—their main deity—and other gods, as part of a ritual to heal the sick. The plant was also revered for its divinatory ...

Cusco was considered the center of the four corners of the Inca Empire, whose Quechua name, Tawantinsuyu, literally means “Realm of the Four Parts.” The paths of the ceque system converged at ...

For the Incas, certain objects and places in nature (or crafted by humans) are huacas – sacred stuff. What does this concept ...

Upon arrival, guests are greeted by a truly grandiose sculpture meant to represent the Incan sun god, with 60,000 individual Swarovski crystals arranged to form a massive art installation—but ...

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Incan city that was abandoned by the ... the city and the area was devoted to the worship of the sun god. Where is Machu Picchu? Machu Picchu is located in the ...