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There once was a boy named Asin.   Asin lived in the 

region of Cuzco in the Inca Empire.   Cuzco was the 

capital of the empire, found by Manco Capac, the first 

emperor of the Inca empire.

He was just finishing up his work in the fields, using 

the Rawk'ana to tear out the weeds.   Looking back on 

the harvest, Asin realized what a successful growing 

season it had been.

Asin's mind was not focused on his work, however.  

It was the month of June, and the Feast of the Sun 

was commencing tomorrow at sunrise.

Everybody was preparing for the celebration.

Llipya, the High Priest, stays up late into the night practicing the 

complex ritual he will perform.  

The High Priest, known as the Willaq Umu, was closely related to 

the ruler of the empire, usually a brother.   The Willaq Umu was 

the second most powerful figure in the Inca empire, just behind 

the Sapa Inca, or emperor.   The high priest was the communicator 

between the gods and the Inca people.  

Llipya knew how much responsibility would be required to perform 

his ritual, realizing how important his role is during Inti Raymi.   He 

also focused his mind on the importance of the sacred fire that he 

will be building.

The emperor of the Inca, Huayna Capac, looked out over all of his 

kingdom and thanked Inti, his ancestor to whom this festival is 

dedicated, for helping the farmers in their successful growing season.  

The ruler of the Inca is called Sapa Inca.   He is a direct descendant of 

the Sun god, Inti.   All Inca people have high respect for him because 

he is so generous to them.   The Sapa Inca gives land to the people in 

return for their labor.

Shortly after sunrise, Huayna Capac will offer beer to the Sun god as a 

sort of "thank you" for the successful growing season.   Huayna 

returns to his room and dreams about the day his son, the future 

emperor, will be performing this same offering during Inti Raymi.

The next room over, the emperor’s son, Ninan, fantasizes about 

his future:

When I become ruler of the people, will I be able to perform this 

ritual as well as my father does?   I love Inti, and I want to be able 

to show him how truly thankful I am for his generosity every 

season.  

In Inca society, the son of the Sapa Inca was always next in the 

order of succession.   Huayna Capac had multiple sons, and Ninan 

was first in line for the throne.   However, in 1527, Ninan had just 

become Sapa Inca when he passed away due to smallpox.   This 

death lead to a war in 1529 between two of Huayna Capac’s sons, 

Huáscar and Atahualpa, who both felt that they should be the new 

Sapa Inca.   The war raged on until 1532, beginning the reign of 

Huáscar.

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