Island of the Sun

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Island of the Sun is a historically significant island in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca, revered in Inca mythology as a sacred birthplace of the sun god.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
sacred site
tourist attraction
accessibleFrom Copacabana, Bolivia
area about 14 square kilometers
associatedDeity Inti
Viracocha
climate high-altitude cold semi-arid
continent South America
country Bolivia
elevation about 3810 meters above sea level
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Inca period
linked to: Andean Late Horizon

pre-Inca period
hasArchaeologicalSite Chincana
Inca steps
Pilkokaina
Sacred Rock
hasIndigenousName Isla del Sol
Titi Khar’ka
hasMythologicalRole birthplace of the sun god Inti
emergence place of the first Incas
hasMythologicalSignificance Inca mythology
linked to: Andean mythology
hasSettlement Challapampa
Cha’lla
Yumani
hasStructure Inca terraces
ritual platforms
stone stairways
heritageStatus important pre-Columbian archaeological landscape
inhabitedBy Aymara people
Quechua people
languageOfName Aymara
Quechua
Spanish
length about 9.6 kilometers
locatedIn Andes
La Paz Department
Lake Titicaca
locatedOnBodyOfWater Lake Titicaca
partOf Bolivian portion of Lake Titicaca
religiousTradition Andean cosmology
Inca state religion
transport boat
usedFor pilgrimage
religious ceremonies in Inca times
tourism
vegetation Andean shrubs and grasses
viewOf snow-capped Cordillera Real
width up to about 4.6 kilometers

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Isla del Sol hasNameMeaning Island of the Sun