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Apu (god)
In the ancient religion and mythology of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, an is the term used to describe the spirits of mountains and sometimes solitary rocks, typically displaying anthropomorphic features, that protect the local people. The term dates back to the Inca Empire. Meanings The word has several possible meanings, depending on context. means "Lord" in Quechua. The Inca religion uses the term to refer to a mountain with a living spirit; the body and energy of the mountain together form the spirit's ("home" or "temple"). A number of different terms are used for different types of : * – protector of a village (such as Manuel Pinta) * – protector of a region ( Mama Simona) * – protector of a country (such as Salkantay or Ausangate) Besides mountains there are other living beings that are considered – the so-called . In the Andean tradition, (Cosmic Mother), (God or Cosmic Father), (Father Sun), (Father Wind), (Mother Water), (Mother Moon) and (Mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Religion
Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements; however, there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacred things, faith,Tillich, P. (1957) ''Dynamics of faith''. Harper Perennial; (p. 1). a supernatural being or supernatural beings or "some sort of ultimacy and transcendence that will provide norms and power for the rest of life". Religious practices may include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration (of deities or saints), sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trances, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service, or other aspects of human cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinaqara
Cinajara or Sinaqara is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1 (Cusco Region) showing "Nevado Cinajara" Cinajara lies southwest of the Jolljepunco. The annual religious Quyllur Rit'i Quyllurit'i or Qoyllur Rit'i (Quechua ''quyllu rit'i,'' ''quyllu'' bright white, ''rit'i'' snow, "bright white snow,") is a syncretic religious festival held annually at the Sinakara Valley in the southern highlands Cusco Region of Peru. Local in ... festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Cinajara and Jolljepunco. References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Cusco Region {{Cusco-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qullqipunku
Jolljepunco (possibly from Quechua ''qullqi'' money, silver, ''p'unqu'' pond, reservoir, tank; dam, "silver pond"), Colquepunco (possibly from Quechua ''punku'' door, "silver door") or Sasahui (''sasawi'') local name for '' Leucheria daucifolia'', ''-ni'' an Aymara suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the sasawi plant", Hispanicized ''Sasahuini'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru and the name of a lake near the peak. The mountain is about high. It is situated in the northern extensions of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Cusco Region, Quispicanchi Province, in the districts Ccarhuayo and Ocongate and in the Paucartambo Province, Kosñipata District. Jolljepunco lies northwest of the lake Singrenacocha, southeast of Minasnioc.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchi Province 1(Cusco Region) The lake named Jolljepunco is situated south of the mountain at . The annual Quyllur Rit'i festival takes place at the foot of the mountains Jolljepunco and Cinajar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putucusi
Putucusi (possibly from Quechua ''phutu'' bud, ''-q'' a suffix, ''k'usi'' a cucurbit species, a small zucchini or ''Cucurbita pepo'',Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ''phutu'' - ''s. Ramillete de flores.'' ''k'usi'' - ''s. Bot. (Cucúrbita sp.) Calabacín pequeño. Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, utilizada en la alimentación, andina.'' "budding zucchini (or ''Cucurbita pepo'')") is a round-shaped mountain located on the opposite side (northeast) of the Urubamba River to Machu Picchu in the Cusco Region of Peru. Reaching approximately above sea level at its peak, the mountain offers epic views of Machu Picchu and the surrounding Urubamba River valley. Putucusi, Machu Picchu ("old peak" in Quechua) and Huayna Picchu ("young peak") are considered apus or holy mountains by the local Quechua people. Climbing The view of Machu Picchu from the summit requires a 1.5-hour trek up the mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitusiray
Pitusiray is a mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District, north of the Vilcanota River. Pitusiray is situated southeast of Huamanchoque Huamanchoque (possibly from Quechua ''waman'' falcon or variable hawk, ''chuqi'' metal, every kind of precious metal / gold ( References Mountains of Peru< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain range.UNESCO World Heritage Centre. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province above the Sacred Valley, which is northwest of Cusco. The Urubamba River flows past it, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a canyon with a tropical mountain climate. For most speakers of English or Spanish, the first 'c' in ''Picchu'' is silent. In English, the name is pronounced or , in Spanish as or , and in Quechua (''Machu Pikchu'') as . The Incas, in contrast to the Maya, had no written language, and no European visited the site until the 19th century, so far as is known. There are, therefore, no written records of the site while it was in use. The names of the buildings, their supposed uses, and their inhabitants are all the product of modern archaeologists, on the basis of physical evidence, including tombs at the site. Most recent archaeologists b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Of Illimani
Illimani (Aymara) is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real (part of the Cordillera Oriental, a subrange of the Andes) of western Bolivia. It lies near the cities of El Alto and La Paz at the eastern edge of the Altiplano. It is the second highest peak in Bolivia, after Nevado Sajama, and the eighteenth highest peak in South America. The snow line lies at about above sea level, and glaciers are found on the northern face at . The mountain has four main peaks; the highest is the south summit, Nevado Illimani, which is a popular ascent for mountain climbers. Geologically, Illimani is composed primarily of granodiorite, intruded during the Cenozoic era into the sedimentary rock, which forms the bulk of the Cordillera Real.Yossi Brain, ''Bolivia: a climbing guide'', The Mountaineers, 1999, . Some sources claim that Illimani is an extinct stratovolcano, but this is not correct. In fact none of the peaks of the Cordillera Real are volcanic; see Tom Simkin and Lee Siebert, Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illampu
Illampu is the fourth highest mountain in Bolivia. It is located in the northern section of the Cordillera Real, part of the Andes, east of Lake Titicaca. It lies just north of the slightly higher Janq'u Uma, near the town of Sorata. Laguna Glaciar, located in the Illampu-Janq'u Uma massif, is the 17th highest lake in the world. Despite being lower than Janq'u Uma, Illampu has a steeper peak, with more local relief, and is a somewhat harder climb. In fact it has "the hardest normal route on any of the 6,000 metre peaks in Bolivia."Yossi Brain, ''Bolivia: a climbing guide'', The Mountaineers, 1999, ; pages 18, 96-99. The easiest route, by the Southwest Ridge, is rated AD (Fairly Difficult), with snow slopes up to 65 degrees. It is accessed from a high camp on the north side of the massif. The peak was first climbed on June 7, 1928 via this route, by Hans Pfann, Alfred Horeschowsky, Hugo Hörtnagel (Germans) and Erwin Hein (Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimsa Chata (La Paz)
Kimsa Chata, also spelled Kimsachata, (Aymara and Quechua ''kimsa'' three, Pukina ''chata'' mountain, "three mountains", Hispanicized spellings ''Quimsachata, Quimsa Chata'') is a mountain in the Andes in Bolivia. It is located in the Chilla-Kimsa Chata mountain range south-east of Wiñaymarka Lake, the southern part of Lake Titicaca. It lies in the La Paz Department, Ingavi Province, Tiwanaku Municipality, about 15 km south of the archaeological site of Tiwanaku and the village of the same name. Kimsa Chata is situated between the mountains Nasa Puqi in the north and Chuqi Ch'iwani in the south.Bolivian IGM map 1:50,000 Tiahuanacu 5844-II Kimsa Chata is a ceremonial and sacred mountain of the Aymara people. Preparan ofrenda para la montaña sagrada Kimsa Chata de Tiwanaku (Spanish) This is also where the Aymara |
Chachani
Chachani is a volcanic group in southern Peru, northwest of the city of Arequipa. Part of the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes, it is above sea level. It consists of several lava domes and individual volcanoes such as Nocarane, along with lava shields such as the Airport Domes. Underneath Chachani lies a caldera. During the Pliocene and early Pleistocene, the volcanic group produced large ignimbrites such as the La Joya, Arequipa Airport and Yura Tuff ignimbrites; afterwards the volcanic group proper grew in the caldera until about 56,500 years ago. There have not been any eruptions during historical time, but the volcano is considered to be only dormant and due to its closeness to the city of Arequipa is considered high risk. Name The name means "brave" in Aymara or "mountain of man"/"mountain of male"; alternative spellings "Cacheni" and "Charchani" are also known. Geography and geomorphology The volcano lies in the Andes of southern Peru, northwest of Arequipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antikuna (god)
Antikuna or Anticona may refer to: * Ticlio Ticlio (or Anticona) is a mountain pass and the highest point (4,818 m or 15,807 ft) of the Central Highway of Peru (km 120), located in the Andes Mountains in the Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Department of Lima. It used to be a railway ..., a mountain in the Lima Region and the Junín Region of Peru * Antikuna (Jauja), a mountain in the Junín Region of Peru * Antikuna (god), a sacred Apu in South American mythology * Antikuna (spider), a genus of tarantulas {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
