"Live spherically...in many directions."  -  Under the Tuscan Sun  -  Katherine (Lindsey Duncan)    

     Finally!  We have a name for our chacra.   After many hours of thinking, hair-pulling, and endless questioning of friends, we have a decision.  Drumroll, please…..BESO DEL SOL.  This means sun-kissed or kissed by the sun.  It seems appropriate, with our chacra's full view of the sun - sunrise and sunset.  The sun is even on the Uruguayan flag, complete with human face - the better to kiss you!   
     The sun on Uruguay's flag is the May Sun, named for the May Revolution of 1810 when Spanish Colonies along the Rio de Plata gained independence from Spain.  It is said when freedom was proclaimed, the sun came from behind the clouds.   
     The symbology of the May Sun dates even further back in time to Inca traditions (think Peru and Machu Picchu) and the Incan sun god, Inti, the son of Viracocha, the creator god.
In the weird cosmos of our lives, one of the reasons my husband and I visited Uruguay was the love of South America induced by our trip in 2012 to Peru.  We attended the Inti Raymi Festival in Cuzco, Peru (see above photos) and visited Machu Picchu with friend and archaeologist, Dr. Ed Barnhart (www.mayaexploration.com).  
     Yet another moment of serendipity:  for many years I had an iron wall hanging of the May Sun next to the door of my classroom.  I bought it at an antique store in Texas, painted it, and hung it, not consciously thinking that it may be the key to my future.   Kissed by the sun!