Inti gave the golden staff Tapac Yauri to Manco-Capac, commanding him to travel until it sank into the earth of its own accord, marking the site for the Inca capital.
Inti sent Manco-Capac and Mama-Ocllo from Lake Titicaca to found Cusco, giving Manco-Capac the golden staff Tapac Yauri to test the soil. Where the staff sank into the earth, the Inca capital was established.
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