VIRACOCHA, THE CREATOR GOD

Viracocha is the great Creator deity in the pre-Inca and inca mythology. He is the substance from which all things have been created, and symbolically is intimately associated with the Sea. Viracocha created the universe, sun moon, and stars; also the Creator of Time by commanding the Sun to move over the sky; and civilization itself. He was represented as wearing the Sun for a Crown, with Thunderbolts in his hands, and Tears descending from His Eyes as Rain.
According to a myth, Viracocha emerged from Lake Titicaca during the Time of Darkness to bring forth Light. He was Pure Energy, and His appearance was described as a man of medium height, radiant, because of the powerful energy that He emanated, and dressed in a White Robe symbolizing His Virtues, and the robe was secured round the waist. He always carried a staff and a book in his hands.
 He made Mankind by breathing into stones. Before Man came into existence, He created giant entities with enormous power but brainless. They were the ones who inhabited the land around the Lake. When the brainless giants displeased Him, a great flood came and destroyed all of them, saving only two of them to bring civilization to the rest of the World.  Then Viracocha made the two new better ones beings from smaller stones. This two beings were Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo. The symbolism of these two powerful forces were understood as "the splendid foundation," and "mother fertility." This two forces founded the Inca Civilization carrying a golden staff (Tapac-Yauri) symbolizing the Virtues that had to be developed as seeds planted in a very rich soil. The Creator eventually disappeared across the Pacific Ocean (by walking over the waters), traveling North, and never returned.
He, then, was known as a Wanderer because He wandered the earth disguised as a beggar, teaching his New Creations the basics of civilization, as well as working numerous Miracles. It was thought that Viracocha would re-appear in times of trouble.
The name "Viracocha" have several meanings in the quite distinct language of the Andes (Quechua) derived from common ancestral roots. 'Vira'  means "Foundation" or "Base"; in other contexts "Fat" of the land or sea, in the sense of fleshiness controlled by the human , the way in which any excesses produced by Nature were distributed as the very sign of Life Preservation, Good Health, Strength, and Beauty of the Land and his People. 'Cocha' means "Lake, Sea," or "Reservoir." Also Viracocha's many epithets include "Great, All Knowing, Powerful," etc.