Why were the Sajama Lines built? What were the Sajama Lines used for?
The concern with straightness over long distances strongly supports the idea that the lines were intentional, planned landscape features. They were laid out with considerable forethought and skill. The lines probably served multiple functions and these functions may have changed over time. The use of the Sajama Lines for various rituals is well-documented in the ethnographic literature on the Aymara and Chipaya of the region (Alfred Metraux, Tony Morrison, Teresa Gisbert, Nathan Wachtel, Gilles Riviere, Ana Maria Mariscotti, Gabriel Martinez, Thomas Abercrombie, Penelope Dransert, and Johan Reinhard). Most of these rituals are performed on set days of the year (but the dates vary by community, shrine, and line). The rituals involve processions along the lines and worship and placement of offerings at the shrines along the lines. Most of the rituals invoke the mountain and place spirits (mallku), mythical culture heroes, and Catholic saints. One of the tasks of Tierra Sajama is to explo
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