Capacocha
INCA RITE CARRIED OUT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN, WITH THE FAVOR OF THE GODS, THE COSMIC ORDER OF THE EMPIRE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSE SITUATIONS
Capac Cocha; Capaccocha; Qhapaq ucha; Qhapaq hucha; Capac Hucha
Capacocha or Qhapaq huchaOf Summits and Sacrifice: An Ethnohistoric Study of Inka Religious Practices, University of Texas Press, 2009 ( noble, solemn, principal, mighty, royal, crime, sin, guilt Hispanicized spellings , , , also ) was an important sacrificial rite among the Inca that typically involved the sacrifice of children. Children of both sexes were selected from across the Inca empire for sacrifice in capacocha ceremonies,D'Altroy, Terence N.