Inca cosmology: How ancient civilisation was at whim of ‘SUPERNATURAL forces’

Huacas were places where significant mythological events had taken place.

They held mountains, caves, springs and rocks as places that were sacred, as well as man-made objects like the pillars erected on the western horizon above Cuzco which can view the sun set.

Families would often hold a special sacred amulet in their home in order to sustain balance between nature and society.

Modern remnants of the pre-Columbian culture suggest that the Incas believed supernatural powers governed everyday events, such as weather, illness, and the success or failure of crops.

This served a utilitarian purpose to the agricultural Incas, in which they believed that by making offerings to the powers that control natural forces, they could influence events and not be helpless in the face of environmental influences.