Mountain deities were seen as lords of the forces of nature who presided over crops and livestock. In essence they were the protectors of the Inca people, the keepers of life who reached up toward ...

The popular myth about the mysterious doorway centers around an Inca priest named Aramu Muru ... heroes going through that door to meet their gods. Tourists who have flocked to Aramu Muru ...

worship of mountains as gods, and elaborate burial procedures. Sacrifices were often made during or after a portentous event: an earthquake, an epidemic, a drought, or after the death of an Inca ...