Tulpa - Fire stones, where architecture begins

Tulpa with a pot on the fire

In the inga language Tulpa means “piedra de fogón” - the stone of the fire. Often it is also used to describe the gathering around the fire or the place. The most Tulpas are made by three stone aranged around the fire. This gives the possiblity to cook in a large pot and marks the fireplace. The three stones are the mother the father and the son or the sun moon and the earth as Musu told us. In a way this fireplaces marks the center of the social space in the inga culture.