Intiwatana+Stone

= Intihuatana Stone =

The Intihuatana stone is a ritual stone that is associated with the calendar of the Inca. The stone is located in the Sacred Vally near Machu Pichu, Peru.

The stone was used to help determine when the winter solace was going to occur so they could celebrate, this was one of the most important celebrations and of the entire Empire.

They would pray to the sun and "tie" it to the stone so it would stick around during the harvesting season.

There are 2 intihuatana stones, one is in Pisac and the other on the sacred mountain.

The stone on the sacred mountain is also damages as a camera crane crash into it, chipping a piece of the granite off.

The name of the stone is derived from the Quechua language and the word. The first part of the word inti means sun, wata is a verb and translates to tied up and the na part relates to tools or places.