From Viracocha to the Virgin of Copacabana

Surrounded by the peaks of the Andean cordillera, the deep blue waters of Lake Titicaca have provided refreshment and nourishment to the people who live along its shores. This title explores how Andean myths of cosmic and ethnic origins centered on Lake Titicaca evolved from pre-Inca times to the enthronement of the Virgin of Copaca-bana in 1583.