Kon-Tiki is the raft used by Norwegian explorer and writer Thoor Heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the Pacific Ocean from South America to the Polynesian Islands. It was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, for whom "Kon-Tiki" was said to be an old name. Kon-Tiki is also the name of the popular book that Heyerdahl wrote about his adventures-wikiKon Tiki Papercraft
