UJ #14 - Qhapac Ñan
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QHAPAQ<br />
ÑAN<br />
A LIVING LEGACY<br />
A ROAD SYSTEM OF<br />
NEARLY 60,000 KM<br />
WAS THE BACKBONE OF<br />
THE TAHUANTINSUYO,<br />
AN INCA JEWEL THAT<br />
STILL STANDS AFTER<br />
500 YEARS. THE<br />
NATURAL BEAUTY<br />
AND MAGNIFICENT<br />
ENGINEERING WORKS<br />
MAKE THE QHAPAQ<br />
ÑAN A UNIQUE LEGACY<br />
THAT WAS LISTED AS<br />
A WORLD HERITAGE<br />
SITE BY UNESCO,<br />
BECOMING A SOURCE<br />
OF PRIDE FOR THE<br />
SIX COUNTRIES THAT<br />
CURRENTLY SHARE IT.<br />
Christian Declercq / KM Cero<br />
The Qhapaq <strong>Ñan</strong><br />
blends in with<br />
the geography<br />
of the Peruvian<br />
highlands.<br />
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