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In order to discuss the origin of Cuzco, we must briefly review the myths and legends regarding the origin of life according to the Andean worldview. The Imperial City today is the point of departure for South American civilization, which was born from a great pilgrimage of a group of indigenous communities until they arrived at their present-day location. The leader of that expedition was Manco Cápac, son of the Sun gods and the first mythological Incan, who taught men the art of agriculture and cattle farming.
This story enables us to understand the divine origin of the Incan civilization, and the belief that the creation of Cuzco was the decision of the gods. In this sense, we are entering sacred ground when we visit Cuzco. However, the absence of proof of the existence of Manco Cápac has resulted in doubt as to his existence, and many have ventured to say that he was an ancient curaca whose life was transformed into myth to create a theocratic origin as a basis for the imperial government. Behind the myth The archeological consensus and anthropological studies have resulted in the knowledge that, during the era in which the legends speak of the pilgrimage of Manco Cápac, whether from the Tabotoco hill – the legend of the Ayar Brothers – or from Lake Titicaca – the legend of Manco Cápac y Mama Ocllo -, a group of men escaped the decadent Tiahuanaco Empire and migrated north, where they found a fertile valley near the river Huatanay, tributary of the Urubamba, which irrigates the Valley of Cuzco. This valley was inhabited by native communities that lived on a level culturally inferior to that of the migrants, and these communities had been established there for more than a thousand years. The migrants brought their technology and religion; the natives brought their agricultural knowledge. The fusion of both cultures was the seed of the future Incan Empire. During the Tahuantinsuyo The first four Incas, direct descendants of Manco Cápac, were curacas of a small part of the Valley of the Urubamba river. Their power was gradually increased and they conquered the small nearby communities. During the reign of Wiracocha Inca – the eighth king-, the Incas were brought face to face with their greatest adversary up to that point in time: the Chancas, remaining warriors from the decadent Huari Empire, located in the south of Peru. During his regime, Cuzco was beautified with ornamental work in stone, plazas, and an architectural system that marvelled the Spanish at the time of the Conquista. Thanks to his deeds as legislator and philosopher, the foundation was set for the capital to be converted into a spiritual and political center. The city was restored under the governance of Pachacútec and his successor, Túpac Inca Yupanqui, who constructed the Korikancha, Ollantaytambo, the Temple of the Moon, and the House of the Sun Virgins. So had the constructions of Machu Picchu begun. The organization of the city All of the public buildings constructed by Pachacútec had a function that was not merely social, but also ornamental. Cuzco was completely redesigned by the new Emperor in the likeness of a puma that had to please the gods who lived in the heavens. To that effect, the central plaza of the city is located exactly in the center of the puma: the heart, from which all things flow. The strength of Sacsayhuamán is found in the head, which represents the Incan militaristic ideal. Near the heart are the Korikancha and the House of Virgins, which would come to be the lungs of the city. Imagen: TW Center Tags Blogalaxia: History Mysticism Cuzco Incan Empire Tahuantinsuyo Peru Share:    Related posts
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