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INCA ROAD SYSTEM
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The Inca road system was the most extensive and highly advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. The network was based on two north-south roads, with numerous branches. The best known portion of the road system is the Inca Trail ... |
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MAIN ROUTES
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The eastern route ran high in the puna and mountain valleys from Quito, Ecuador to Mendoza, Argentina. The western route followed the coastal plain except in coastal deserts where it hugged the foothills. More than twenty routes ran over the western ... |
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CHASQUI RUNNERS AND OTHER USERS
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Relay messengers, or chasqui, stationed at intervals of 6 to 9 kilometres (3.7 to 5.6 mi), carried both messages and objects such as fresh marine fish for the rulers in the sierra. Messages consisted of knotted-cord records known as quipu along with ... |
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BRIDGES
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Various means were used to bridge water courses. Rafts were used to cross wide meandering rivers. Bridges built of stone or floating reeds were used in marshy highlands. Inca rope bridges provided access across narrow valleys. A bridge across the Apu... |
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INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU
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Machu Picchu itself was far off the beaten path, and served as a royal estate populated by the ruling Inca and several hundred servants. It required regular infusions of goods and services from Cuzco and other parts of the empire. This is evidenced b... |
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USEFUL ABOUT INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu - Useful Information The Lost City of Machu Picchu is without doubt the most recognizable symbol of Inca Civilization for us, as it is for the international visitor. "The Inca Trail", as it is known now, was the Royal Highw... |
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A SCHEMATIC OVERVIEW OF THE ALTITUDE CHANGES ON THE INCA TRAIL
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A schematic overview of the altitude changes on the Inca Trail. The trail starts around Km 82 along the Urubamba River in a zone that the Peruvians call "Quechua": This zone is between 2300 - 3500m (7,539-11,473 ft) and has temperate, dry weather wit... |
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EFFECT OF THE CONQUEST
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The true extent of the road network is not completely known, since the Spaniards, post conquest, either dug up the road completely in some areas, or allowed it to deteriorate and fall into ruin under iron-clad horses' hooves, or the metal wheels of o... |
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