LAKE TITIKAKA, FEMALE POLE OF THE PLANET
Lake Titikaka and the House of the Golden Sun Disk
Peru is a land steeped in ancient wisdom that is vital for our planet during these transitional
times. Life in the Inkan empire was measured by a thousand year cosmic cycle called an Inti,
which means 'Sun'. This thousand year cycle was then divided into halves, each of which was
referred to as a Pachakuti ("he who transform the earth"). The cosmovision of the Andean world
is the conception of duality that is in permanent opposition, but complementary, like the principle
of Ying - Yang that expresses this opposition. This same principle of duality applies to each
Pachakuti. However, Pachakuti also refers to the transitional time that divided each Pachakuti
and this is characterized as a time of great changes.
During the five hundred years of the eighth Pachakuti, Pachakutek, the greatest spiritual leader
of the Inkas and the builder of Machu Picchu ruled. This was a time of light when the Inka Empire
flourished and there was expansion and good fortune.
The ninth Pachakuti, on the opposite side of the duality, brought with it the five hundred years of
darkness when the christians invaded the Andes. We are now entering the tenth Pachakuti,
which the Andean people refer to as the returning of Pachakutek, the returning of the Light. This
is the time when the etheric crystal cities of the fourth dimension such as the lost golden city of
Paititi and the eternal etheric city under lake Titikaka will again be available to us.
One of the Solar Discs in the Inka time that was at Cusco, and placed in the Qorikancha, the
main Temple of the Sun, stayed there until the coming of the Christians. At that time, it was
returned to Lake Titikaka and placed in the Eternal Etheric City inside the Lake. In the legend of
their origin, this is the place from where the first Inkas, Mallku Qapak and Mama Oqllo, entered
the Earth.
Mallku Qapak and Mama Oqllo
The Solar Disc was used in the capacity of a cosmic computer that received light information
directly from the Universal Mind Source, Wiraqocha, at the Universe. By entering the Temple of
Illumination and opening themselves, the Inkas could access the sacred wisdom. During this age
of Pachakuti, the sacred Solar Disc is to be re-activated accessing the cosmic wisdom. Many of
the world's spiritual leaders, as well as indigenous teachers, acknowledge the energy of the
Andes, which is the expression of the feminine electromagnetic light, having its centre in Lake
Titikaka. This area is the acknowledged portal through which the new feminine energies are
entering Mother Earth “Pacha Mama".
We wonder how pre-Columbian and other great cultures had precise knowledge of astronomy,
of planetary and sidereal dimensions, without possessing the technology of today. These
ancient peoples built cities with solar orientation, knew about geographic and magnetic north,
verified the precession of the equinoxes, arrival of the solstices, passage of the Sun at the
zenith, inclination of the axis of the Earth's rotation axis in accord with the ecliptic (Earth's orbital
plane), and elliptical orbit of the Earth around the Sun. This is the mystery of the ancients,
awakening wonder and awe as we visit Peru's sacred sites.
Aymara People
The Aymara people living in the Titikaka Basin and on the islands still practice their ancient
methods of agriculture on stepped terraces that predate Inka times. They grow barley, quinoa (a
type of pigweed that produces a small grain), and the potato, which originated on the Altiplano.
The remnants of an ancient people, the Uru, still live on floating mats of dried totora (a reedlike
papyrus that grows in dense brakes in the marshy shallows). From the totora, the Uru and other
lake dwellers make their famed balsas--boats fashioned of bundles of dried reeds lashed
together that resemble the crescent-shaped papyrus craft pictured on ancient Egyptian
monuments. The Uros are singular people and even though they keep to themselves, they do
allow people to visit with them.
Peru is a land steeped in ancient wisdom that is vital for our planet during these transitional
times. Life in the Inkan empire was measured by a thousand year cosmic cycle called an Inti,
which means 'Sun'. This thousand year cycle was then divided into halves, each of which was
referred to as a Pachakuti ("he who transform the earth"). The cosmovision of the Andean world
is the conception of duality that is in permanent opposition, but complementary, like the principle
of Ying - Yang that expresses this opposition. This same principle of duality applies to each
Pachakuti. However, Pachakuti also refers to the transitional time that divided each Pachakuti
and this is characterized as a time of great changes.
During the five hundred years of the eighth Pachakuti, Pachakutek, the greatest spiritual leader
of the Inkas and the builder of Machu Picchu ruled. This was a time of light when the Inka Empire
flourished and there was expansion and good fortune.
The ninth Pachakuti, on the opposite side of the duality, brought with it the five hundred years of
darkness when the christians invaded the Andes. We are now entering the tenth Pachakuti,
which the Andean people refer to as the returning of Pachakutek, the returning of the Light. This
is the time when the etheric crystal cities of the fourth dimension such as the lost golden city of
Paititi and the eternal etheric city under lake Titikaka will again be available to us.
One of the Solar Discs in the Inka time that was at Cusco, and placed in the Qorikancha, the
main Temple of the Sun, stayed there until the coming of the Christians. At that time, it was
returned to Lake Titikaka and placed in the Eternal Etheric City inside the Lake. In the legend of
their origin, this is the place from where the first Inkas, Mallku Qapak and Mama Oqllo, entered
the Earth.
Mallku Qapak and Mama Oqllo
The Solar Disc was used in the capacity of a cosmic computer that received light information
directly from the Universal Mind Source, Wiraqocha, at the Universe. By entering the Temple of
Illumination and opening themselves, the Inkas could access the sacred wisdom. During this age
of Pachakuti, the sacred Solar Disc is to be re-activated accessing the cosmic wisdom. Many of
the world's spiritual leaders, as well as indigenous teachers, acknowledge the energy of the
Andes, which is the expression of the feminine electromagnetic light, having its centre in Lake
Titikaka. This area is the acknowledged portal through which the new feminine energies are
entering Mother Earth “Pacha Mama".
We wonder how pre-Columbian and other great cultures had precise knowledge of astronomy,
of planetary and sidereal dimensions, without possessing the technology of today. These
ancient peoples built cities with solar orientation, knew about geographic and magnetic north,
verified the precession of the equinoxes, arrival of the solstices, passage of the Sun at the
zenith, inclination of the axis of the Earth's rotation axis in accord with the ecliptic (Earth's orbital
plane), and elliptical orbit of the Earth around the Sun. This is the mystery of the ancients,
awakening wonder and awe as we visit Peru's sacred sites.
Aymara People
The Aymara people living in the Titikaka Basin and on the islands still practice their ancient
methods of agriculture on stepped terraces that predate Inka times. They grow barley, quinoa (a
type of pigweed that produces a small grain), and the potato, which originated on the Altiplano.
The remnants of an ancient people, the Uru, still live on floating mats of dried totora (a reedlike
papyrus that grows in dense brakes in the marshy shallows). From the totora, the Uru and other
lake dwellers make their famed balsas--boats fashioned of bundles of dried reeds lashed
together that resemble the crescent-shaped papyrus craft pictured on ancient Egyptian
monuments. The Uros are singular people and even though they keep to themselves, they do
allow people to visit with them.
SILLUSTANI
Sillustani is an ancient burial ground near lake Titikaka. The tombs are built above the ground, and with deep symbolism. The
ancient people in Peru believed in a mother earth that created and regulated life. When a person died, they were mummified
in the fetal position, just like they came into the world. The doors of the tombs face east, because that is where the Sun is born
from the mother earth every day.
AMANTANI
Amantani Island is located 35 km from the city of Puno, 3,810 meters above sea level, 3,5 hours by motorboat. Amantani is a
beautiful island with warm and hospital inhabitants. Its greatest attraction is based on the social, ethnic and archaeological
aspects. Among its most important and well-known places are the temples of Pachatata and Pachamama dedicated to the cult
of the earth. From there on you can have an excellent panoramic view of the lake, as well as a view of the oriental mountain
range and the Bolivian side with its mountain range.
Lake Titikaka Legend
Titikaka ("Rock of the Puma") was, according to the legends, the birthplace of the Andean civilization. Wiraqocha, the creator,
brought light into a dark world by directing the Sun, Moon and stars to rise up out of the lake and take their place in the sky.
With time the Sun and Moon had children who also rose from the depths of the lake. These new people were sent out from
Titikaka to the four corners of the earth, with Mallku Qapap and Mama Oqllo and their family clan being sent off to inhabit the
Cusco region. Inka legend believed that Mallku was the first Inka and a direct descendant from the Sun. The supposed
location in Titikaka of the birthplace of the Sun, Moon and Mallku Qapap is actually on the islands named the Isla del Sol (Sun
island) and Isla de la Luna (Moon island).
Sillustani is an ancient burial ground near lake Titikaka. The tombs are built above the ground, and with deep symbolism. The
ancient people in Peru believed in a mother earth that created and regulated life. When a person died, they were mummified
in the fetal position, just like they came into the world. The doors of the tombs face east, because that is where the Sun is born
from the mother earth every day.
AMANTANI
Amantani Island is located 35 km from the city of Puno, 3,810 meters above sea level, 3,5 hours by motorboat. Amantani is a
beautiful island with warm and hospital inhabitants. Its greatest attraction is based on the social, ethnic and archaeological
aspects. Among its most important and well-known places are the temples of Pachatata and Pachamama dedicated to the cult
of the earth. From there on you can have an excellent panoramic view of the lake, as well as a view of the oriental mountain
range and the Bolivian side with its mountain range.
Lake Titikaka Legend
Titikaka ("Rock of the Puma") was, according to the legends, the birthplace of the Andean civilization. Wiraqocha, the creator,
brought light into a dark world by directing the Sun, Moon and stars to rise up out of the lake and take their place in the sky.
With time the Sun and Moon had children who also rose from the depths of the lake. These new people were sent out from
Titikaka to the four corners of the earth, with Mallku Qapap and Mama Oqllo and their family clan being sent off to inhabit the
Cusco region. Inka legend believed that Mallku was the first Inka and a direct descendant from the Sun. The supposed
location in Titikaka of the birthplace of the Sun, Moon and Mallku Qapap is actually on the islands named the Isla del Sol (Sun
island) and Isla de la Luna (Moon island).
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Lake Titikaka statistics
The world's highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 m) above sea level in the Andes
Mountains, astride the border between Peru to the northwest and Bolivia to the southeast. Titikaka is one of the
largest lake of South America. It covers 3,300 square miles (8,600 square km) and extends for a distance of 120
miles (190 km). It is 40 miles (65 km) across at its widest point. A narrow strait, Tiquina, separates the lake into
two bodies of water. The smaller, in the southeast, is called Lake Wiñay Marka which belongs to Bolivia; the
larger, in the northwest, is called Lake Chucuito and belongs to Peru.
The meaning of the name Titikaka is translated as Rock of the Puma, Stone Puma, or Crag of Lead. In the
heights of more than 21,000 feet (6,400 m).
The lake averages between 460 and 600 feet (140 and 180 m) in depth, but the bottom tilts sharply toward the
Peruvian shore, reaching its greatest recorded depth of 920 feet (280 m) around the Soto island in the lake's
northeast side.
More than Forty islands rise from Titikaka's waters. The largest, Titikaka Island (Isla de Titikaka, also called Isla
del Sol), lies just off the tip of the Copacabana Peninsula. There are several islands that can be accessed from
Puno City. The most popular of these are the islands of Uros, Taquile and Amantani.
Ruins on the shore and on the islands attest to the previous existence of one of the oldest civilizations known in
the Americas, antedating the Christian era. The chief site is at Tiwanaku, at the southern end of the lake.
PUNO
Puno City is located in the southeast corner of Peru, on the shores of the magnificent Lake Titikaka and only
126km from the frontier with Bolivia. At 3,850m in altitude, Puno is a melting pot of Andean cultures including the
Aimara from the south and Quechua from the north. This has earned Puno the title of 'Folkloric Capital of Peru'
which it lives up to well with its huge number and variety of traditional fiestas, dances and music.
The city, whose full name is San Carlos de Puno, was founded in 1668 following the discovery of nearby silver
mines. Prior to this, Puno had been a small stopping off place between the much larger silver mines at Potosi in
Bolivia and to the way to Lima.
Today, Puno is a predominately agricultural region. Its economic activities are cultivating potatoes, barley and
quinoa, as well as raising cattle, sheep, llamas and alpaca. If you're looking for Peruvian knitwear you'll find the
markets in Puno have a huge selection and are probably the cheapest in Peru.
The world's highest lake navigable to large vessels, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 m) above sea level in the Andes
Mountains, astride the border between Peru to the northwest and Bolivia to the southeast. Titikaka is one of the
largest lake of South America. It covers 3,300 square miles (8,600 square km) and extends for a distance of 120
miles (190 km). It is 40 miles (65 km) across at its widest point. A narrow strait, Tiquina, separates the lake into
two bodies of water. The smaller, in the southeast, is called Lake Wiñay Marka which belongs to Bolivia; the
larger, in the northwest, is called Lake Chucuito and belongs to Peru.
The meaning of the name Titikaka is translated as Rock of the Puma, Stone Puma, or Crag of Lead. In the
heights of more than 21,000 feet (6,400 m).
The lake averages between 460 and 600 feet (140 and 180 m) in depth, but the bottom tilts sharply toward the
Peruvian shore, reaching its greatest recorded depth of 920 feet (280 m) around the Soto island in the lake's
northeast side.
More than Forty islands rise from Titikaka's waters. The largest, Titikaka Island (Isla de Titikaka, also called Isla
del Sol), lies just off the tip of the Copacabana Peninsula. There are several islands that can be accessed from
Puno City. The most popular of these are the islands of Uros, Taquile and Amantani.
Ruins on the shore and on the islands attest to the previous existence of one of the oldest civilizations known in
the Americas, antedating the Christian era. The chief site is at Tiwanaku, at the southern end of the lake.
PUNO
Puno City is located in the southeast corner of Peru, on the shores of the magnificent Lake Titikaka and only
126km from the frontier with Bolivia. At 3,850m in altitude, Puno is a melting pot of Andean cultures including the
Aimara from the south and Quechua from the north. This has earned Puno the title of 'Folkloric Capital of Peru'
which it lives up to well with its huge number and variety of traditional fiestas, dances and music.
The city, whose full name is San Carlos de Puno, was founded in 1668 following the discovery of nearby silver
mines. Prior to this, Puno had been a small stopping off place between the much larger silver mines at Potosi in
Bolivia and to the way to Lima.
Today, Puno is a predominately agricultural region. Its economic activities are cultivating potatoes, barley and
quinoa, as well as raising cattle, sheep, llamas and alpaca. If you're looking for Peruvian knitwear you'll find the
markets in Puno have a huge selection and are probably the cheapest in Peru.
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