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Creation Stories
The Andean Milky Way
The Road in the Sky
Throughout the Andes, the Milky Way was believed to be a river, Mayu, the source of all water on earth. For the Inka, earth and sky are connected, and the river Mayu mirrors the Qhapaq Ñan. Both are sacred, alive, and parts of one whole.
Many cultures see figures in groupings (constellations) of stars. The Inka often found their constellations in the dark spaces between the stars, known as yana phuyu (dark clouds). In these dark clouds, they saw animals and other things from their daily lives. |