Daisy Flower Nacre & Abalone Earrings

The Inca calendar, tailored to the Cuzco Valley environment and culture, served as the basis for governing the Inca Empire. It featured 12 synodic months, calculated from one new moon to the next.

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.