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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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