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Parchment-style artwork of Viracocha, Inca creator god, shaping mountains, rivers, and humans.

Viracocha: Inca Creator God (Peru)

Viracocha, whose name translates as “Sea Foam” or “Shining Lord,” is the supreme creator deity of the Inca pantheon. He embodies creation, civilization, morality, and the cosmic order. Emerging from the waters of Lake Titicaca, Viracocha shaped the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and all living beings, establishing the natural
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