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The Inca-Caranqui Water Temple of Ecuador, a large man-made water temple believed to have been constructed in the late 15th century. The pool, featuring finely carved and polished fitted stones, high walls, and weaving canals, would have been an impressive sight. Researchers now believe this marvel of hydraulic engineering in Ecuador to have been built by Inca titans Huayna Capac or Atahualpa in a show of power after they had conquered the local Caranqui people. The magnitude of this site is such that it is presumed that the Inca Atahualpa was not only born at this location, but also took possession of the command of the Inca Tahuantinsuyo Empire in this place, after defeating his brother Huáscar.
It is not known for sure who commissioned the building of the temple, but archaeologists have narrowed it down to Huayna Capac, emperor of the Incan Empire (1493 - 1525/1527), or his son Atahualpa.
According to the publication Archaeology, the site was known as an historic area by locals, and excavations in 2006 revealed a large ceremonial pool stretching approximately 33 feet by 55 feet. It was uncovered four to five feet below ground level, and had three-foot-high walls around it. Both the walls and floor of the pool were composed of precisely cut and well-fitted stone. Archaeology reports that “Inca ruler Huayna Capac had concluded a 10-year war of conquest against the local people, the Caranqui. Legend has it that Huayna Capac had every adult male Caranqui executed. Their bodies were thrown into a lake known today as Yahuarcocha, or the ‘Lake of Blood,’ on Ibarra’s northeast edge. Spanish chronicler Pedro Cieza de León estimated the conflict left 20,000 to 50,000 Caranqui dead.”
Archaeologist Bray and Echeverría think that in the aftermath of that bloodshed, the Inca built the pool as part of a construction project that was meant to demonstrate their power to their new Caranqui subjects. The ceremonial pool would have represented a considerable investment of wealth and labor by the Inca. It also would have showed their skill as engineers by bringing water from as far as five and a half miles away and demonstrated their mastery over a resource with powerful religious symbolism.
Dubbed the Templo de Agua (the Water Temple), the pool outsizes other constructions by far. Stone canals would have circulated the water around the site, and stone steps at the corners allowed access to the water for ceremonies. The water was channeled from the slopes of the nearby Imbabura volcano, five miles away, via stone canals. It would then empty into the pool through spouts, and would finally drain through carved holes, writes Archaeology.
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archaeology.org/issues/61-1301/features/324-ibarra-andes-huayna-capac-atahualpa
elcomercio.com/tendencias/intercultural/casa-inca-caranqui-abandonada-imbabura.html?fbclid=IwAR2-BgDX2F0XKKvimPqHqftSlx82YPh6wSvp5II62CqXNKokHm5-Y_1DTFc
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The Inca-Caranqui Water Temple of Ecuador, a large man-made water temple believed to have been constructed in the late 15th century. The pool, featuring finely carved and polished fitted stones, high walls, and weaving canals, would have been an impressive sight. Researchers now believe this marvel of hydraulic engineering in Ecuador to have been built by Inca titans Huayna Capac or Atahualpa in a show of power after they had conquered the local Caranqui people. The magnitude of this site is such that it is presumed that the Inca Atahualpa was not only born at this location, but also took possession of the command of the Inca Tahuantinsuyo Empire in this place, after defeating his brother Huáscar.
It is not known for sure who commissioned the building of the temple, but archaeologists have narrowed it down to Huayna Capac, emperor of the Incan Empire (1493 - 1525/1527), or his son Atahualpa.
According to the publication Archaeology, the site was known as an historic area by locals, and excavations in 2006 revealed a large ceremonial pool stretching approximately 33 feet by 55 feet. It was uncovered four to five feet below ground level, and had three-foot-high walls around it. Both the walls and floor of the pool were composed of precisely cut and well-fitted stone. Archaeology reports that “Inca ruler Huayna Capac had concluded a 10-year war of conquest against the local people, the Caranqui. Legend has it that Huayna Capac had every adult male Caranqui executed. Their bodies were thrown into a lake known today as Yahuarcocha, or the ‘Lake of Blood,’ on Ibarra’s northeast edge. Spanish chronicler Pedro Cieza de León estimated the conflict left 20,000 to 50,000 Caranqui dead.”
Archaeologist Bray and Echeverría think that in the aftermath of that bloodshed, the Inca built the pool as part of a construction project that was meant to demonstrate their power to their new Caranqui subjects. The ceremonial pool would have represented a considerable investment of wealth and labor by the Inca. It also would have showed their skill as engineers by bringing water from as far as five and a half miles away and demonstrated their mastery over a resource with powerful religious symbolism.
Dubbed the Templo de Agua (the Water Temple), the pool outsizes other constructions by far. Stone canals would have circulated the water around the site, and stone steps at the corners allowed access to the water for ceremonies. The water was channeled from the slopes of the nearby Imbabura volcano, five miles away, via stone canals. It would then empty into the pool through spouts, and would finally drain through carved holes, writes Archaeology.
YOU CAN READ MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SITE IN THE FOLLOWING LINKS:
archaeology.org/issues/61-1301/features/324-ibarra-andes-huayna-capac-atahualpa
elcomercio.com/tendencias/intercultural/casa-inca-caranqui-abandonada-imbabura.html?fbclid=IwAR2-BgDX2F0XKKvimPqHqftSlx82YPh6wSvp5II62CqXNKokHm5-Y_1DTFc
ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/inca-caranqui-water-temple-ecuador-display-wealth-skillful-hydraulic-020353
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