Chincana complex

E379734

The Chincana complex is an ancient Inca labyrinthine ruin on Bolivia’s Isla del Sol, notable for its stone structures, passageways, and ceremonial significance in Andean mythology.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chincana complex canonical 2
Chinkana complex 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Inca ruin ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ceremonial complex ⓘ
labyrinth ⓘ
access reachable by boat to Isla del Sol ⓘ
architecturalStyle Inca architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Andean mythology ⓘ
origin myths of the Incas ⓘ
sun worship ⓘ
conservationStatus ruin ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Bolivia ⓘ
culture Inca ⓘ
linked to: Inca people
currentUse archaeological tourism ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
elevation high-altitude site ⓘ
era Late Horizon period ⓘ
hasFeature enclosed patios ⓘ
interconnected rooms ⓘ
labyrinthine layout ⓘ
narrow corridors ⓘ
hasPart courtyards ⓘ
niches ⓘ
passageways ⓘ
rooms ⓘ
stairways ⓘ
stone structures ⓘ
walls ⓘ
heritageCulture Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca people
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Isla del Sol ⓘ
La Paz Department ⓘ
Lake Titicaca ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from local term for labyrinth or hiding place ⓘ
near Lake Titicaca shoreline ⓘ
sacred sites on Isla del Sol ⓘ
region Altiplano ⓘ
linked to: Altiplano plateau
religion Inca religion ⓘ
significance mythological significance in Andean cosmology ⓘ
tourism popular tourist attraction ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial purposes ⓘ
religious practices ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isla del Sol → hasArchaeologicalSite → Chincana complex ⓘ
Challapampa → nearbyAttraction → Chinkana complex ⓘ
linked to: Chincana complex
Pilko Kaina → nearbySite → Chincana complex ⓘ