Chachani is the protector mountain spirit of Cayma The people of Arequipa sometimes refer to Chachani as the father of El Misti (Pichu Pichu is the mother) and ascribed to it the ability to influence the gender of newborn children, making them daughters. The Inca worshipped Chachani and its neighbouring mountains and turned its summit into a mountain sanctuary that was later destroyed by sulfur mining and plundering to the point that no trace of archeological sites can be found, such as e.g. walls. Nevertheless, evidence of Inka human sacrifice known as was found during archeological expeditions.