Book description
Learn about the history of Lake Titicaca in South America with iMinds
Travel's insightful fast knowledge series. A centre for indigenous
Peruvians and Bolivians and the second largest lake in South America,
Lake Titicaca is probably best known for its spiritual significance to
the Incas. It is one of the highest navigable lakes in the world
standing almost four thousand metres above sea level and the mysteries
in its depths still draw thousands each year to the sacred site.
Although ruins have been found dating back more than two thousand years,
Lake Titicaca is most often associated with the creation myths and
legends of the Incas. The Incas believed that the lake was the place
where the world began. The god Viracocha appeared from its depths
following a great flood and brought into being the sun, the moon and the
stars, all drawn from the waters of Titicaca. He then moulded the first
man and woman out of stone. These figures Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo
were the first Incas, Children of the Sun, and they were sent out to
claim the world. Manco Capac was given a golden rod and told to build a
great city at the place where the rod could sink into the earth. This
would be the navel of the earth. And it was there that he founded the
great city of Cuzco, the capital of the Incan Empire, which still stands
today. The heart of these legends can be found on the lakes largest
island where the first two humans were created; the Island of the Sun.
iMinds will tell you the story behind the place with its innovative
travel series, transporting the armchair traveller or getting you in the
mood for discover on route to your destination. iMinds brings targeted
knowledge to your eReading device with short information segments to
whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds unique
fast-learning products have been praised in the Financial Times, Wired,
Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many others.. the
future of general knowledge acquisition. Learn about the history of
Lake Titicaca in South America with iMinds Travel's insightful fast
knowledge series. A centre for indigenous Peruvians and Bolivians and
the second largest lake in South America, Lake Titicaca is probably best
known for its spiritual significance to the Incas. It is one of the
highest navigable lakes in the world standing almost four thousand
metres above sea level and the mysteries in its depths still draw
thousands each year to the sacred site. Although ruins have been found
dating back more than two thousand years, Lake Titicaca is most often
associated with the creation myths and legends of the Incas. The Incas
believed that the lake was the place where the world began. The god
Viracocha appeared from its depths following a great flood and brought
into being the sun, the moon and the stars, all drawn from the waters of
Titicaca. He then moulded the first man and woman out of stone. These
figures Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo were the first Incas, Children of the
Sun, and they were sent out to claim the world. Manco Capac was given a
golden rod and told to build a great city at the place where the rod
could sink into the earth. This would be the navel of the earth. And it
was there that he founded the great city of Cuzco, the capital of the
Incan Empire, which still stands today. The heart of these legends can
be found on the lakes largest island where the first two humans were
created; the Island of the Sun. iMinds will tell you the story behind
the place with its innovative travel series, transporting the armchair
traveller or getting you in the mood for discover on route to your
destination. iMinds brings targeted knowledge to your eReading device
with short information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden
your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning products have been praised in the
Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable
and many others.. the future of general knowledge acquisition.
