Inca Huaca (shrine) walk and the Temple of the Moon

On Saturday, I went with my own personal archeologist (aka my roommate Adrienne) out to the area surrounding the Temple of the Moon to see some of the Inca shrines she’s been identifying, and visit the Temple of the Moon.



An Inca shrine site. The three hollows were used for housing mummies.



Caves were some of the most sacred sites in the Inca empire. This is because of their origin myth-- that 4 brothers and 4 sisters came out of a cave and journied to Cusco. Along the way, three brothers died, and one brother made it with his sisters to found the city.



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