Iraca
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The iraca, sometimes spelled iraka, was the ruler and high priest of Sugamuxi in the confederation of the Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense; the central highlands of the Colombian Ande
View of the sacred Iraca Valley (Tobasía)
Reconstruction of the Sun Temple of Sugamuxi, where the iraca lived
Sugamuxi, the last iraca
Idacansás
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Idacansás, Idacansas, Idacanzas or Iduakanzas was a mythical cacique who was said to have been the first priest of the sacred city of Sugamuxi, present-day Sogamoso, Colombia, then part of the territo
Iraca
…areas adjacent to Lake Tota. The iraca was both a political and a religious leader (priest), in the religion of the Muisca said to have descended from Idacansás and educated by messenger god Bochica. It is thought that the iracas inherited the knowledge of Bochica from their predecessors. The role of iraca was…
View on the Iraka Valley, Sogamoso