- The
Mascapaicha or
Maskaypacha (Quechua: "Maskhay",
search and "Pacha",
space or time) was the
royal crown of the
Emperor of the Tawantinsuyu, more commonly...
-
structure can be
broadly described. The top was the Sapa Inca, who wore the
maskaypacha as a
symbol of power.
Below that may have been the
Willaq Umu, literally...
- in
charge after his
father died of old age. It was
necessary for the
maskaypacha to be kept
inside the
temple of the sun and for his
uncle to replace...
- that
Sinchi Roca
would have been the
first Inca to use Mascapaicha, or
Maskaypacha (Quechua: transl. Mask'ay s****;
Pacha land, world, or space-time), which...
-
indigenous (Inca, Aymara)
features such as the
kantuta flower and Inka
maskaypacha crown as well as
native flora and
fauna (Arequipa
papayas and the Chiguanco...
