cocha

Amusingly, paco translates to “alpaca” and cocha translates to “ox-bow lake”.

Laguna Paco Cocha, Peru « Climate Audit 2006

It was this reverence which led to the ritual known as capac cocha, in which children between the ages of six and ten were sacrificed and entombed to appease mountain deities.

Exploring the Inca Heartland: The Mountain Gods 1999

Capac cocha, or the offering of human sacrifices to the mountain gods, was an integral part of the religion of the Inka, whose empire dominated Andean

Highest Dig Yields Inka Sacrifices 1999

"Frozen in Heaven," the most interesting and moving, investigates evidence for the Inka rite of capac cocha, the sacrifice of children to the mountain gods.

Multimedia: Frozen in the Past 1999

"Behold the work of Tllapa Mama, daughter of Vira-cocha!"

The Metrognome and Other Stories Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1990

He collected a great number of men, made sacrifices _calpa_ [98], and buried some children alive, which is called _capa cocha_, to induce their idols to favour them in that war.

History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

"Tomayrica and Chinchay-cocha," with many people, the attendants of the

History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

From that time forward the lake has been called _Yahuar-cocha_, which means the

History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

He also instituted the sacrifice called _capa cocha_ [52], which is the immolation of two male and two female infants before the idol Huanacauri, at the time when the Incas were armed as knights.

History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

After Tupac Inca had made his obeisance to his father, the Inca and the rest rose and went before the image of the Sun where they made their sacrifices and offered _capa cocha_ to that deity.

History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa