UJ #14 - Qhapac Ñan

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QHAPAQ ÑAN: A LIVING LEGACY Qhapaq Ñan Project’s National Office Peru’s richness is noted across its territory: breathtaking landscapes, archaeological complexes that take you to an impressive past or cultural expressions such as dances and rituals that pass on from generation to generation and strengthen the connection with our roots. With more than one million square kilometers of deserts, mountains and forests, is there any way of connecting each corner maintaining the authenticity of nature and the population? LimaTours This is not a modern question; it was also an important issue for ancient Peruvians such as the Incas. Given the ongoing expansion of the Tahuantinsuyo, the rulers had to find a way of uniting it and creating a feeling of belonging in the new citizens, and of showing their power. They decided to create a road system, not only to connect the most remote towns with Cusco, but also to use it for political, military and social purposes. This is the origin of the Qhapaq Ñan, the ‘Royal Road’. The Longitudinal Coastal Highway between the Casma and Huarmey valleys (Ancash). The Qhapaq Ñan is considered one of the most impressive engineering works in history. It is composed of nearly 60,000 km of roads that traversed the entire empire from what is currently Colombia to Chile, crossing Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. Four routes beginning from the Huak’aypata square – currently the Cusco Main Square - went to the regions or suyos: Chinchaysuyo (north), Collasuyo (south), Antisuyo (east) and Contisuyo (west). To make the most of the territory and facilitate the organization along the entire road network, the Incas divided it into sections: the Longitudinal Highland Highway, the Longitudinal Coastal Highway, and the transversal and penetration roads. Places to shelter and feed the travelers were built on each road, and sacred spaces were determined by the presence of snow-capped peaks or lagoons. Cusco was the center of the empire, and today it is a combination of the Inca and Colonial heritage. 16
Source: Qhapaq Ñan Project’s National Office PASTO COLOMBIA ECUADOR QUITO 60 000 km of extension had the Qhapaq Ñan. Huaca Cabeza de Vaca Ingapirca CUENCA PERU 780 km and 291 associated archaeological sites have Aypate Caxas o Baños del Inca been declared World Heritage by UNESCO. Tucume CAJAMARCA Cochabamba BRASIL 250 km and 82 of those associated Marcahuamachuco sites are located in Peru. Chan Chan Huanuco Pampa PACIFIC OCEAN LIMA Pachacamac Inkawasi de Lunahuana Tambo Colorado Huanacaure Pumpu Huaycan de Cieneguilla Hatun Xauxa VILCASHUAMAN Machu Picchu Huaytara CUSCO Vilcashuaman Quebrada de la Vaca Sillustani Hatun Colla Chucuito LAGO TITICACA LA PAZ BOLIVIA PARIA ANDEAN ROAD SYSTEM CHILE CATARPO Tilcara LA PAYA MAP KEY Longitudinal Highways REGIONS OF TAHUANTINSUYO Pucara de Andagala Transversal roads Chinchaysuyo Comprehensive projects Archaeological sites Antisuyo Contisuyo Chilecito ARGENTINA Collasuyo Ranchillos SANTIAGO TALCA
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