The legend of the Payachatas tells of two families in the time of the Incas, enemies because of a long fight over the ownership of the land. The Prince and the Princess of each tribe, guided by destiny, met and fell deeply in love. However, the hate between the two tribes made this love impossible, and the families tried to separate the two, appealing to magic to separate them. However, their love was too powerful, and these measures had no effect.
All of nature grieved for the separated lovers. The moon and the clouds cried, the wolves howled and torrential storms whirred in warning to the tribes, for the gods would punish such an error.
The families did not heed the warning of nature, and tried everything to break their love, but all of their efforts were in vain. In face of their failure, the families decided to sacrifice the prince and the princess, so they could never be together. One completely dark night, without a moon, the young lovers were killed.
The gods of the earth emptied all of their fury with torrential rain and crashing thunder which devastated the region. The floods destroyed the tribes, and they disappeared from the land. In their place appeared two beautiful lakes, Chungarรก and Cota-Cotani, where the prince and princess can be seen passing in their canoe, finally together. In honor of the young lovers, the earth gave them two tombs, the volcanoes Parinacota and Pomerape. Together they are the Payachatas, one the Prince and the other the Princess, together and in love for all of time.
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