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This legend is about four Ayar brothers, Uchu, Manco, Cachi and Auca, created by Viracocha to rule the world, who lived in a cave in Tampu Tocco mountain close to the Pacaritambo, house of daybreaks, settlement 33km from Cusco.
The four brothers, with their wives, left the cave and went in search of a better land. The brothers lost no time getting rid of Cachi due to fear of his magic. Cachi was tricked to return to Pacaritambo where he was hastily trapped for eternity in the cave.
Several stops along the way, farming, working, and then continuing they came to Uchu should remain at Quirirmanta at the bottom of a hill. He was transformed into a renowned huaca named Huanacauri.
As the remaining siblings tried to get to the place of their journey they met with opposition from the natives. They were forced to return to Matagua. While there Manco ordered Auca to the place that he had thrown the magic cane and go populate the place. So obediently Auca flew there and as he set his feet down on the ground he was changed into stone, a sacred guanca.
After several years only one Ayar Manco with his wife Mama Ocllo finally reached the place where Cusco was built. It was him according to legend who was the forefather of the Inca dynasty, changing his name to Manco Capac.
Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo were children of the Sun, holding a civilising mission. As a result they were intermediaries between the Sun and man, emerging from the waters of lake Titicaca to teach the people about cultivation and irrigation of the land, and handicrafts. Mama Ocllo taught the women spinning, weaving and sewing. The tribe of Manco Capac was called Hanan Cuzco.
This central creation myth not only represents an Inca reworking of ancient Andean beliefs but also preserved Christian influence. Manco Capac was known as the god of the Sun and when he died at a very old age the Incas built the Temple of the Sun on the spot where he died.
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