Upon the Roca Sagrada, the birthplace of the first Incas, you find this symbol etched in the stone. A cornerstone of many cultures, what is it to the Incas?

The Inca Chakana is a three-stepped cross believed to symbolize the Inca "tree of life." A shaman could journey to the higher plane through the central axis, which is where the gods resided, or to the lower plane of the Underworld, in order to understand the Earth plane's suffering.

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