At Horca del Inca near Copacabana, Bolivia: a megalithic astronomical observatory built during the 14th century BC by the pre-Inca Chiripa culture. Features flat slabs believed to mark the course of the sun. Weathering and construction style suggest significant antiquity. The site, while controversial among scholars, is widely cited as a pre-Columbian astronomical structure.
Megalithic Sites Around Lake Titicaca Include Unknown Solar Calendar
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Key facts
- Orca del Inca (Copa Cabana, Bolivia) is an ancient megalithic site with unknown creators
- Likely functions as a solar calendar for equinoxes and solstices
- Could be Inca construction or pre-Inca (far older)
- Thousands of cutout shapes in bedrock around Lake Titicaca and Cusco area
- Shapes are pie-shaped and don't match quarrying patterns
- Weathering indicates likely several thousand years old
- Amaru Muru features central portal with vertical grooves in sandstone
- Kenowani site faces Tiwanaku, made of compressed volcanic ash, function completely unknown
- Temple of Fertility near Puno has megalithic blocks fitted without mortar, likely used by Inca and other cultures
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Horca del Inca - Copacabana, Bolivia - Sacred Destinationssacred-destinations.com
History of Horca del Inca. Despite its name, the Horca del Inca was built by the pre-Inca Chiripa culture in the 14th century BC as an astronomical observatory.
Horca del Inca | The Temple Trailthetempletrail.com
Dating from the 14th century BC at the dawn of the Chiripa culture, it was used as an astronomical observatory. The Chiripa marked the course of the sun ...
La Horca del Inca - an astronomical observatory? - NASA ADSui.adsabs.harvard.edu
The request was made because La Horca del Inca was assumed to be a pre-Columbian astronomical observatory. In this paper we analyze the reliability of that ...
Incan Ruins around Copacabana - Bolivia For 91 Daysbolivia.for91days.com
The rock formation was built in the 14th century by pre-Incan Chiripa Indians, and wasn't a gallows at all, but an astronomical observatory. Seven flat slabs ...
Horca del Inca in Copacabana - Atlas Obscuraatlasobscura.com
Actually, the Horca del Inca was a pre-Incan astronomical observatory, built during the 14th century by the Chiripa people. The remains of ...
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