Salkantay Mountain History
The name of Salkantay means: wild, savage,
or invincible, and it was recorded as early as 1583. The name is thus often
translated as "Savage Mountain". Directly to the north of Salkantay
lies Machu Picchu, which is at the end of a ridge that extends down from this
mountain.
Viewed from Machu Picchu's main sundial “Inca Sun Dial”, the Southern
Cross is above Salcantay’s summit when at its highest point in the sky during
the rainy season.
The Incas associated this alignment with concepts of rain and
fertility “Andean religion”, and considered that Salkantay is one of the
principal deities and for controlling the Andes weather and fertility of Cuzco
state.
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