Andean dark constellations are called 'yana phuyu' in Quechua, which literally translates to 'black cloud'.
Sources
- Andean dark constellations (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://astronoo.com/en/andean-astronomy.html (astronoo.com)
- https://www.tumblr.com/faunaleye/60938600162/incaic-ethnoastronomy (tumblr.com)
- https://americanindian.si.edu/inkaroad/ancestors/creationstories/milky-way.html (americanindian.si.edu)
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