Article ID: CBB095812274

The River Intihuatana: Huaca Sanctuary on the Urubamba (2014)

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Below Machu Picchu, near the confluence of the Aobamba and Urubamba rivers, lies a large and complex shrine, initially identified by Bingham as the Intihuatana of the Urubamba River. The massive granite stone is approximately on the June solstice sunrise axis between Llactapata’s Sun Temple and Machu Picchu’s Sacred Plaza. The Intihuatana contains carved steps, east-west sightlines, water channels, a spring, fountains, caves, and basins, also aligned east-west. While many of these motifs are known at other sites, it is less common to find them all at the same shrine. Adjacent to the carved granite stone is a tower, which is symbolically congruent with the Torreon of Machu Picchu, as well as a possible residence and storehouse.

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Authors & Contributors
Iwaniszewski, Stanislaw
Aldana, Gerardo Villalobos
Moyano, Ricardo
Galindo Trejo, Jesús
Ramón Jiménez Jiménez
Vadala, Jeffrey Ryan
Concepts
Mayan civilization
Archaeoastronomy
Aztecs
Incas
Amerindians
Calendars
Time Periods
Precolumbian period (America)
8th century
Prehistory
Medieval
Ancient
9th century
Places
Central America
Mexico
Mesoamerica
Argentina
Guatemala
Belize
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