S6E5 - Khipu Me in Mind: Cavillaca and Cuniraya Viracocha
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Kaviyaka and Kuniraya Veracocha
The lukemetry is native to the Andean valleys of Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador. In Peru it is more commonly used as a flavor in juice, milkshakes and ice cream. A few months later Kaviyaka found out that she was pregnant and when the baby boy was born she naturally wanted to know who the father was. When the baby was a year old she summoned all of the local gods to the town square to see who would own up to being the father. It was Kuniraya Veracocha. He came dressed in rags and rolled in mud for good measure but he generally made himself as unpleasant to be around as possible. She snatched the baby away
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