Monday, July 4, 2016

There was a large road system.........and trading network.......

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The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. It was about 39,900 kilometres (24,800 mi) long. :242.

Inca road system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Inca road system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_road_system
The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. It was about 39,900 kilometres (24,800 mi) long. :242.

Inca Road: The ancient highway that created an empire - BBC News

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Jul 2, 2015 ... The Inca Road is one of the most extraordinary feats of engineering in the world. By the 16th Century it had helped transform a tiny kingdom into the largest empire in the Western hemisphere.

What It's Like to Travel the Inca Road Today | Innovation | Smithsonian

www.smithsonianmag.com/.../what-its-like-travel-inca-road-today-180955740/
Underneath centuries of layered mud and garbage lay a stretch of the north road,
the Chinchaysuyu. The greatest of the Inca Road's thoroughfares, it once ran ...

The Inca Road System (Article) - Ancient History Encyclopedia

www.ancient.eu/article/757/
Sep 8, 2014 ... The Inca road system formed a network known as the royal highway or qhapaq
ñan, which became an invaluable part of the Inca empire, not ...

The Inca Road System (1453 – 1533) : HistoryofInformation.com

www.historyofinformation.com/expanded.php?id=2639
"Among the many roads and trails constructed in pre-Columbian South America,
the Inca road system, or Qhapaq Ñan was the most extensive and highly ...

Inca Road System - 25,000 Miles Connecting an Empire - Archaeology

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The Inca road system included some 25000 miles of roads, bridges, tunnels and
causeways: it was an essential part of the success of the Inca Empire.

For Inca Road Builders, Extreme Terrain Was No Obstacle - NPR

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Aug 29, 2015 ... A new exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian highlights the
engineering prowess of the Inca, whose great road once spanned ...

The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire

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The Qhapaq Ñan, or Road of the Inka, made this triumph possible. A vast
complex of roads, bridges, and other structures, the Qhapaq Ñan was the largest
...

The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire | National Museum of ...

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Jun 26, 2015 ... Construction of the Inka Road stands as one of the monumental engineering
achievements in history. A network more than 20,000 miles long, ...

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