Killa Island (variant spellings)

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Killa Island is the indigenous Aymara/Quechua name for Isla de la Luna, a small sacred island in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca associated with Inca lunar worship.

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Killa Island (variant spellings) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
island
sacred site
associatedWith Inca Empire
surface form: Inca civilization

Inca religion
lunar worship
associatedWithDeity Mama Killa
country Bolivia
culturalRegion Central Andes
Lake Titicaca region
surface form: Lake Titicaca basin
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 3800 meters
hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf Inca structures
ceremonial platforms
temple complex
hasCulturalHeritageType pre-Columbian sacred landscape
hasEtymology Name derives from the Aymara and Quechua word "killa" meaning "moon"
hasFeature Inca ceremonial architecture
high-altitude environment
views of Lake Titicaca
hasIndigenousName Killa
hasLanguageContext Aymara
Quechua
Spanish
hasNameInAymaraOrQuechua Killa
hasSacredStatusFor Aymara people
Quechua people
indigenous peoples of the Lake Titicaca region
hasSpanishName Isla de la Luna
hasSpanishOfficialName Isla de la Luna
hasVariantSpelling K’illa Island
Quilla Island
Q’illa Island
isSacredTo Inca lunar cult
isSmallerThan Isla del Sol
locatedIn Altiplano plateau
surface form: Altiplano

Andes
La Paz Department
surface form: La Paz Department, Bolivia

Lake Titicaca
locatedInBodyOfWaterSharedBy Bolivia
Peru
nearbyIsland Isla del Sol
partOf Islands of Lake Titicaca
religiousFunctionInIncaPeriod center of lunar worship
site for rituals dedicated to the moon goddess
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
religious tourism

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Isla de la Luna hasIndigenousName Killa Island (variant spellings)