Discovery of an intact Inca offering in Lake Titicaca reveals the lake’s sacredness
Archaeologists found an intact Inca offering box submerged in Lake Titicaca, containing a miniature llama carved from a rare shell and a rolled gold cylinder. The discovery indicates that the Incas regarded the entire lake, and not only the Island of the Sun, as a sacred space. Since 2012, 25 new submerged sites have been identified, with more than 20,000 artifacts cataloged.






