The
Island of the Sun project reconstructs the sacred
Inca precinct and solar markers on the Island of the
Sun in Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. The sacred rock at
the center of the precinct was the mythical birthplace
of the sun and attracted pilgrims from throughout
the Inca empire. The simulation is intended to facilitate
tests of the solar alignments of buildings, monuments
and features of the precinct throughout the solar
cycle.
Name
of site
Temple
of the Sun
Location
Island
of the Sun, Bolivia
Date
represented in model
ca.
1500 A.D.
Scientific
Committee
Charles
Stanish (UCLA), Bernard Frischer (UCLA), Kent Volkmer
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Island
of the Sun
