1843 print INCA RUINS, INGAPIRCA, CANAR PROVINCE, ECUADOR, #7

Description: PerouBolivie_07 1843 print INCA RUINS, INGAPIRCA, CANAR PROVINCE, ECUADOR, #7 Print from steel engraving titled Monument Peruvien du Canar, published in a volume of L'Univers, Histoire et description de tous les peuples, Paris, approx. page size is 21 x 13 cm, approx. image size 13.5 x 9 cm. Ingapirca Ingapirca (Kichwa: Inkapirka, "Inca wall") is a town in Canar Province, Ecuador and the name of an Incan archeological site just outside the town. The town was named after the Inca palace and temple site. These are the largest known Inca ruins in Ecuador. The most significant building is the temple of the sun, an elliptically shaped building constructed around a large rock. The building is constructed in the Incan way without mortar. The stones were carefully chiseled and fashioned to fit together perfectly. The temple of the sun was positioned so that on the solstices, at exactly the right time of day, sunlight would fall through the center of the doorway of the small chamber at the top of the temple. Most of this chamber has fallen down. The Incas were not the first inhabitants of Ingapirca. It had long been settled by the Canari indigenous people, who called it Hatun Canar. After the King of the Incas died in Peru, the oldest son took over the kingdom. The younger brother decided to find a place and kingdom of his own. He took his family and followers to the coast of Peru and followed the coastline north to Ecuador. He found his way into the Andes to Hatun Canar. After much fighting and killing, the Inca dominated the Canari, but they decided to settle their differences and live together peacefully. They renamed the city and kept most of their individual customs separate. Although the Inca were more numerous, they did not demand that the Canari give up their autonomy. Eventually they merged into one group. On his trip from Macchu Picchu to Ingapirca, the younger son developed a taste for fresh fish from the coastal towns. He liked it so much that he had relay runners bring him fresh fish on a daily basis from the coast. At Incapirca they developed a complex underground aqueduct system to provide water to the entire compound. The people had numerous ritual celebrations. Gallons of a local fermented drink were used in these festivals. As sun and moon worshippers, they tried to be as close to their gods as possible. The weather changes there are usually within minutes of each other, calm and sunny one minute and within fifteen minutes rainy, windy and cold. This climate volatility is typical year round. The people felt strongly that this was the place where the gods had led them, regardless of the climate. To visit Ingapirca, travelers can take a day tour up from the city of Cuenca or spend the night in the towns of El Tambo or Canar.

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