Huaca

recognized for a large monumental pyramid-shaped architecture called Huacas. “Huacas” were places building with thousands of bricks in a pyramid shape. Their bricks were decorated and sign for the Moche builders of the time. Is incredible to see this magnifies Architect of this pyramids and not compared with the Ancient Egypt pyramids for they similitudes but the differences between this two Ancient cultures The Moche used “Huacas” for apparently partly temples, palaces, administrative centers,

following a simple rule "Do not steal, do not lie, do not be lazy". The objects and elements of nature of the Incas were called "huaca". These could be rivers, man made objects like temples, or stones. Most of the times, ceremonies showing the offering of huacas had take place during the Inca times. For example, inside houses, the huacas were placed into the wall and offerings were brought to them. The Incas believed that these offerings will control the balance of nature and society

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suyos: Collasuyo, Chinchaysuyo, Antisuyo, and Cuntisuyo, which are the four regions into which this land is divided. And he would tell them, “Each of you take your share of these offerings and sacrifices, take it to your principal huaca, and sacrifice them there. The huaca was the sacred shrine or god and they were all about the Inca Empire. The children were chosen by the emperor about one year prior to the Capacocha

Incas believed that before anything was created, there was a being called Viracocha Pachayachachi, which translates to “Creator of All Things”. He then created everything in this universe and then he created humans. When he created humans he gave them some rules such as there shall be no quarrelling on earth. As they disobeyed this rule, Viracocha cursed the beings on earth. Some were swallowed by the earth and some were swallowed by the sea. He then brought a flood that washed away all the humans