Isla del Sol

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Isla del Sol is a historically significant island in Bolivia’s portion of Lake Titicaca, revered in Inca mythology as a sacred birthplace of the sun and Inca civilization.

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Label Occurrences
Isla del Sol canonical 18

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
tourist destination
accessPoint Copacabana
bodyOfWater Lake Titicaca
climate cold high-altitude climate
continent South America
country Bolivia
countryBorder Peru
economy fishing
subsistence agriculture
tourism
elevation about 4000 metres above sea level
ethnicGroup Aymara people
Quechua people
hasArchaeologicalSite Chincana complex
Inca steps of Yumani
Pilko Kaina
Rock of the Puma
hasFeature pre-Columbian trails
stone stairways
terraced agricultural fields
traditional adobe houses
hasHeritage Inca Empire
surface form: Inca civilization

Tiwanaku culture
hasNameMeaning Island of the Sun
hasSettlement Challapampa
Cha’lla
Yumani
hasView Cordillera Real mountains
surface form: Cordillera Real
languageUsed Aymara
Quechua
Spanish
locatedIn Lake Titicaca
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Copacabana Municipality
La Paz Department
Manco Kapac Province
locatedInPortionOfLakeTiticaca Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca
mythologicalRole birthplace of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo
birthplace of the sun in Inca mythology
partOf Altiplano plateau
surface form: Bolivian Altiplano
religion Andean indigenous beliefs
Roman Catholicism
religionSignificance sacred island in Inca mythology
tourismActivity archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
trekking
transport boat

Referenced by (18)

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Lake Titicaca hasIsland Isla del Sol
Isla de la Luna neighboringIsland Isla del Sol
Copacabana isGatewayTo Isla del Sol
Iñak Uyu near Isla del Sol
Killa Island (variant spellings) isSmallerThan Isla del Sol
subject surface form: Killa Island
Killa Island (variant spellings) nearbyIsland Isla del Sol
subject surface form: Killa Island
Copacabana Municipality contains Isla del Sol
Yumani locatedIn Isla del Sol
Challapampa locatedIn Isla del Sol
Cha’lla locatedIn Isla del Sol
Cha’lla locatedOnIsland Isla del Sol
Rock of the Puma locatedOn Isla del Sol
Chincana complex locatedIn Isla del Sol
Pilko Kaina locatedOn Isla del Sol
Inca steps of Yumani locatedOn Isla del Sol
Island of the Sun hasIndigenousName Isla del Sol