Designing an entire Puma City, where the spatial layout mirrors the anatomy of an animal and the overall form embodies a moving creature. Therefore required the integration of multiple scientific disciplines operating at their most advanced conceptual levels.
The construction of the city of Cusco represented the synthesis of a great era, the golden age of Inca culture.
The city’s urban beauty expressed art integrated with nature. Its construction blended into the northern hill of the city, Sacsayhuamán, which formed the head of the totem animal. In all aspects, this city was magnificent and admirable
The Archetype: Puma City
The new solar year began each June 21, when the sun moved away from the eastern point of its rise, heading toward the North, which it would never reach.
Pachakuti sought to leave us a message by designing the construction of the Puma City:
- We will recover stability, transcendental consciousness, and harmony with the environment.
- The puma will provide the intuition of transcendence and the expansion of consciousness to simultaneously embody the amaru (serpent), kuntur (condor), and puma.
- The ukhu pacha (inner world) and hanan pacha (upper world) will be experienced in the here and now of the kay pacha (present world).
The concept of “the trilogy as an ideological element” belong to every culture in the world. In life, at every step man takes, he will immediately encounter this spontaneous and natural manifestation of the number three, highlighting its universal significance.
In resume:
The design and construction of Puma City, the ancient city of Cusco, symbolize a profound synthesis of art, nature, and transcendental ideology.
Imbued with the energy of the puma, the city reflects a deep alignment with the natural and spiritual worlds.
Pachakuti’s vision for Puma City serves as a timeless message: to restore balance, expand consciousness, and harmonize with the environment.
Through the archetype of the puma, the trilogy of serpent, condor, and puma becomes a living experience.
Reference:
- Merejildo, J.A (1997). The awakening of the puma. An initiatory path. Astronomical evidence in the Andes. Chaski. (pag. 71 – 74)
