Isla de la Luna

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Isla de la Luna is a small, culturally significant Bolivian island in Lake Titicaca known for its Inca archaeological ruins and sacred status in Andean mythology.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
island
tourist attraction
access boat
associatedCelestialBody Moon
associatedDeity Mama Killa
bodyOfWater Lake Titicaca
climate cold high-altitude climate
continent South America
country Bolivia
culture Aymara
Inca Empire
surface form: Inca

Quechua
economicActivity fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism services
elevation approximately 3800 meters above sea level
governedBy Bolivia
hasArchaeologicalSite Inca ruins
Iñak Uyu
hasIndigenousName Killa Island (variant spellings)
hasNameMeaning Island of the Moon in Spanish
hasPopulation small indigenous community
hasStructure Inca ceremonial buildings
ritual platforms
stone terraces
heritage pre-Columbian
languageSpoken Aymara
Quechua
Spanish
locatedIn Altiplano plateau
surface form: Altiplano

Andes
La Paz Department
Lake Titicaca
mythologicalAssociation Andean mythology
Andean mythology
surface form: Inca mythology
nearbyCity Copacabana
neighboringIsland Isla del Sol
partOf Bolivian portion of Lake Titicaca
region western Bolivia
religiousPractice traditional Andean rituals
religiousSignificance sacred island in Andean cosmology
religiousTradition Andean religion
sacredStatus holy place for local indigenous communities
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
usedFor religious ceremonies in pre-Hispanic times
viewOf Cordillera Real mountains

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Titicaca hasIsland Isla de la Luna
Copacabana isGatewayTo Isla de la Luna