Ngaphambi kokuba iSpain ihlasele uMbuso Wama-Inca maphakathi nekhulu le-16, abantu bomdabu bayijabulela imikhosi yabo yasebusika ngayinye eCusco ukuhlonipha unkulunkulu welanga, obizwa ngokuthi Inti Raymi lapho kwakuhlatshelwa khona isilwane ukuqinisekisa ukuvuna okuhle nokuhlonipha ama-Inca, njengeNdodana yelanga eyizibulo.
Imikhosi yenzeka ngesikhathi sasebusika, lapho ilanga likude kakhulu nomhlaba. Ngokwesaba ukungabibikho kwelanga kanye nendlala eyalandela, amaInca asendulo aqoqana ukuhlonipha unkulunkulu welanga nokunxenxa ukubuya kwakhe.
Kuze kube ngo-1572, uViceroy Toledo wayenqabela ukugujwa kuka-Inti Raymi, ethi kungubuqaba futhi kuphambene nenkolelo yamaKatolika. Ngemuva kwesimemezelo, imikhosi yenzeka ngomshoshaphansi kulo lonke iViceroyalty yasePeru.
Namuhla, kungumkhosi wesibili ngobukhulu eNingizimu Melika. Amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu ahlangana eCusco evela kwezinye izingxenye zesizwe nasemhlabeni ngesonto lemigubho eqala unyaka omusha, i-Inti Raymi, i-Fiesta del Sol.
Nsuku zonke imicimbi yayo ihlelwa, kusuka emibonisweni kuya emibonisweni yasemgwaqweni lapho kubonwa khona abadansi abaningi abagqoke imvunulo yesintu. Kusihlwa, umculo obukhoma ovela emaqenjini womculo wasePeruvia ohamba phambili udonsela izixuku ePlaza de Armas ukuthola amakhonsathi wamahhala.
Umgogodla womkhosi ukugubha usuku lonke ngoJuni 24, usuku olufanayo no-Inti Raymi. Ngalolu suku, imikhosi iqala ngokunxenxwa yiSapa Inca eQorikancha ephambi kwesonto laseSanto Domingo, elakhiwe ethempelini lasendulo lelanga.
I-Inti Raymi ingumcimbi wosuku lonke, okungenani unamahora amahlanu ku Inqaba yeSacsayhuamán. Ukungena kule nqaba kumahhala, nezihlalo ziyatholakala emadokodweni azungeze isikwele esikhulu. Kukhona nabadayisa ukudla neziphuzo. Uhambo oluhle!
Inothi elihle lokufundisa ukuhamba kule mikhosi ukuya eCusco ……. Bhala izindatshana eziningi zezokuvakasha zalolu hlobo… amanothi amaningi abuyekeziwe ayadingeka…