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Intihuatana is a ritual stone in South America associated with the
Intihuatana is a ritual stone in South America associated with the astronomic
Astronomy () is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and evolution. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxies, ...
clock or calendar of the Inca. Its name is derived from the local Quechua language. The most notable Intihuantana is an archaeological site located at 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 ...
in the Sacred Valley near 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 ...
, Peru. The name of the stone (coined perhaps by Hiram Bingham) is derived from Quechua: ''inti'' means "sun", and ''wata-'' is the verb root "to tie, hitch (up)" (''huata-'' is simply a Spanish spelling). The Quechua ''-na'' suffix derives nouns for tools or places. Hence ''inti watana'' is literally an instrument or place to "tie up the sun", often expressed in English as "The Hitching Post of the Sun".
See also
*Inti Watana, Ayacucho
Inti Watana, Intiwatana ( Quechua, hispanicized spelling ''Intihuatana'') or Pumaqucha (Quechua ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''qucha'' lake, "puma lake", hispanicized spellings ''Pomaccocha, Pomacocha, Pumacocha'') is an archaeological site in Peru. I ...
, an archaeological site in the Vilcas Huamán Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru
* Inti Watana, Calca
Inti Watana or Intiwatana (Quechua)Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regiona ...
, an archaeological site in the Pisac District, Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru
* Inti Watana, Urubamba
Intihuatana (possibly from in the Quechua spelling ''Inti Watana'' or ''Intiwatana'')Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) at the archaeological site of Machu Picchu (M ...
, an archaeological site in the Machupicchu District, Urubamba Province, Cusco Region, Peru
* Inti Watana II and III, also known as Usqunta I and II, an archaeological site in the Lucanas Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru
References
{{Reflist Ancient astronomy Inca Empire