The Island of the Sun is the legendary Inca creation site and is the birthplace of the sun in Inca mythology. It was here that the bearded white god Viracocha and the first Incas, Manco Capac and his sister-wife Mama Huaca (or Mama Ocllo), made their mystical appearances. Isla de la Luna (Koati; Island of the Moon), the site of a deteriorating convent housing the virgins of the sun, is smaller and less touristed; a small admission fee may be charged.
With a population of around 5000, Isla del Sol is dotted with several villages, of which Yumani and Cha’llapampa are the largest. The island’s Inca ruins include Pilko Kaina (admission US60¢) at the southern end and the Chincana complex in the north, which is the site of the sacred rock where the Inca creation legend began. At Cha’llapampa, there’s a museum with artifacts from the underwater excavations near Isla Koa, north of Isla del Sol. The museum entry ticket (US$1.25) is also valid for the northern ruins and the now rather abandoned Museo Templo de Sol at Cha’lla, which features a collection of dusty pots; its opening hours are erratic.
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