SACSAYHUAMAN
To the northeast is a karst formation, due to the effect of dissolving the carbonate of calcium which is contained in limestone. This effect has in time turned into a small tunnel known as the "Chinkana" ( "place to get lost") There are some evidences of having been partially modified or sculpted by the Quechuan people. Many argue that it was a temple made to honor " Ukju Pacha " or "Underworld" and to the cult of the snake. Further to the north is the "big Chinkana" under a large boulder which is carved in its upper part; this rock is said to be the "tired stone" which according to the tradition it never reached the place where it should have been used. According to many people this is an extensive "chinkana", but now it is flooded by the rain and closed.
sábado, 14 de noviembre de 2009
LAS CHINKANAS EN SACSAYHUAMAN
SACSAYHUAMAN
Al noreste se encuentra una formación kárstica por efecto de la disolución del carbonato de calcio contenido en la caliza que a su vez horadó un túnel pequeño conocido como la "Chinkana" ("lugar para perderse") que tiene muestras de haber sido modificada o esculpida parcialmente por los Quechuas; muchos aducen que fue un templo dedicado al "Ukju Pacha" o "Mundo Subterráneo" y al culto de la serpiente. Más al norte está la "Chinkana" grande, debajo de una gran peña labrada en su porción superior que la tradición conoce como la "piedra cansada" (de acuerdo a la tradición jamás llegó al lugar donde debió ser utilizada), según muchos es una "chinkana" extensa, pero hoy inundada y cerrada.
SACSAYHUAMAN
To the northeast is a karst formation, due to the effect of dissolving the carbonate of calcium which is contained in limestone. This effect has in time turned into a small tunnel known as the "Chinkana" ( "place to get lost") There are some evidences of having been partially modified or sculpted by the Quechuan people. Many argue that it was a temple made to honor " Ukju Pacha " or "Underworld" and to the cult of the snake. Further to the north is the "big Chinkana" under a large boulder which is carved in its upper part; this rock is said to be the "tired stone" which according to the tradition it never reached the place where it should have been used. According to many people this is an extensive "chinkana", but now it is flooded by the rain and closed.
SACSAYHUAMAN
To the northeast is a karst formation, due to the effect of dissolving the carbonate of calcium which is contained in limestone. This effect has in time turned into a small tunnel known as the "Chinkana" ( "place to get lost") There are some evidences of having been partially modified or sculpted by the Quechuan people. Many argue that it was a temple made to honor " Ukju Pacha " or "Underworld" and to the cult of the snake. Further to the north is the "big Chinkana" under a large boulder which is carved in its upper part; this rock is said to be the "tired stone" which according to the tradition it never reached the place where it should have been used. According to many people this is an extensive "chinkana", but now it is flooded by the rain and closed.
