General Terms Capacraymi: “Royal Festival”, culminating in the December solstice Chicha: A ritual beverage similar to beer Chulpa: A burial structure Coriconcha: Literally translates to “Golden Enclosure”, the temple of the sun, moon, and start Intiraymi: “Solar festival”, culminating in the June solstice Intitayta: The Inca sun god Quipu: A knotted string used to record numerical data Solstice: The two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. The sun is at its highest point in the Northern Hemisphere’s sky during the June solstice, and highest in the Southern Hemisphere’s sky during the December solstice. Torreon: A Tower