Isla del Sol

Isla del Sol is an island in the southern part of Lake Titicaca [1]. Archaeologists have discovered evidence that people lived on the island as far back as the third millennium BC [1]. Among the ruins on the island are Titi Qala, a labyrinth-like building called Chinkana, Q'asa Pata, and Pillkukayna [1]. In the religion of the Incas, it was believed that the sun god was born here [1]. Excavations at the archaeological site of Ch'uxu Qullu, located on a small peak above the Bay of Challa, led to the recovery of Archaic Preceramic remains that radiocarbon dated to about 2200 BC [1]. The island was continually occupied from at least 2200 BC up to the present day [1]. There is a significant Early Formative occupation (1800-1100 BC), Middle Formative (1100-500 BC) and Upper Formative (500 BC - AD 500) [1]. The site of Chucaripupata was a major Tiwanaku ritual site located above the Titi Qala [1].