Owl Mochica Abalon Earrings

The Andean cross, known as “chakana” in Quechua, signifies a “ladder to the highest.” It’s a four-sided ladder symbol, bridging the human world with the divine, uniting the lower and higher realms, Earth and the Sun.

In Inca belief, the Sun (Inti in Quechua) was the primary deity, seen as the husband of the moon. The Sun held the power to heal, control crops, and provide relief to people.