QUECHUA CHAKANA SYMBOL ART

The Chakana or Andean cross (step-cross with a hole in center) represents the constellation of the Southern Cross and the Inca cosmology (three realms of underworld, earth, heaven). Crafted in stone, textiles, and jewelry, and often in modern logo art, the Chakana is an inclusive Quechua heritage icon—geometric, spiritual, encapsulating the harmony of the universe in its four quadrants and central axis.