Pachacamac, the sun, was slowly rising over Lake Titicaca. Pachacamac shone so brightly that only he was visible in the sky. But the night sky was empty and then he created the stars, planets and moon. The beautiful moon, Pachamama, became his wife and together they ruled the heavens and earth.
Pachacamac created the first humans from the stones of a huge mountain. The first humans were miserable creations – they knew nothing about the world or how to survive in it.
The sun and moon gave birth to a son and a daughter. Out of compassion, they sent their children to earth to help the first humans.
Pachacamac’s son, Manco Capac, taught the people how to plow and sow and how to build houses. The moon’s daughter, Mama Ocllo, came to the women and taught them how to sew and make food
“Train the people to be kind and fair. I will provide them with daily light and warmth, but make sure they never forget their creators”
Manco Capac, son of Pachacamac, became the first Inca, he and his sister ruled the first people. After some time, the Inca and his wife, Mama Ocllo, set out to find a suitable home for their people. As they stopped, they stuck their father’s golden rod into the ground. The golden rod was a symbol for his people, indicating where to build a city.
When they came to the Huanacauri Valley, the golden rod went into the ground and disappeared. Inca decided that this place should be the first temple of the sun, and that here he and his people would live. So Inka and his wife set out to call his people. He went north and his wife went south.
The children of the sun were persuasive in their speeches about Pachacamaca and its laws. When they entered small villages, the people left their homes and followed the Inca and his wife to the Huánacauri Valley. Soon they were joined by people from all over the region.
The followers of Inka’s wife settled in the south, where they founded the city of Hurin-Cuzco, Lower Cuzco. And the Inca and his followers settled in the northern part of the valley, where they founded their city of Hanan-Cusco, Upper Cusco.
And since then, all Inca cities are divided into two parts: northern and southern, representing the male and female.