Paqarina is a Quechua term that ancient Andeans used to describe the place of origin, and final destination, of their ancestors. Paqarinas were associated with physical landmarks such as holes in the ground or lakes. In Incan mythology the word also describes a type of "portal" through which the forces of life and death flow.
References
- Tamara L. Bray (2014). Archaeology of Wak'as: Explorations of the Sacred in the Pre-Columbian Andes. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 9781492012702. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Lajo, Javier (2006). Qhapaq ñan : la ruta inka de sabiduría (in Spanish) (2. ed.). Quito: Abya Yala ISBN 9789978225943. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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