From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Isla del Sol is an island in Lake Titicaca. It is part of Bolivia. Geographically, the terrain is harsh; it is a rocky, hilly island. There are no motor vehicles or paved roads on the island. The Quechua name for the island is Titi'kaka, which means "Rock of the Puma," a reference to the island's shape. The main economic activity on the island is tourism; fishing and agriculture for subsistence are also widely practiced. Many hills on the island contain agricultural terraces, which adapt steep and rocky terrain to agriculture. Among the ruins on the island are a table possibly used for sacrifice, a labyrinth-like temple, and a man-made waterfall which the Spaniards mistook for the Fountain of Youth. In the religion of the Incas, it was believed that the sun god Manco Capac was born here.
