Island of the Sun

E379737

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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Island of the Sun canonical 1

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Statements (49)

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 ⓘ