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Inca rope bridges are simple suspension bridges over canyons, gorges and rivers constructed by the Inca Empire. The bridges were an integral part of the Inca road system and exemplify Inca innovation in engineering .
Aug 31, 2018 · On either side of a gorge high in the Peruvian Andes, an aging rope bridge sags precariously over the Apurímac River.
Aug 31, 2022 · THE ANCIENT PRACTICE of making hanging bridges has existed for a long time in Peru—perhaps going back as far as the Wari culture, which thrived from A.D. 600–1000. At one time, dozens of such bridges are thought to have connected communities across gorges and rivers.
Aug 9, 2021 · Peru’s Incan Rope Bridges Are Hanging by a Thread. A remarkable ancient technology and tradition of creating suspension bridges to unite communities in the Andes is sadly fading into history. By Lidio Valdez and Cirilo Vivanco. 9 Aug 2021. Reconstruction of the Tinkuqchaka bridge is here almost complete. Cirilo Vivanco.
Sep 27, 2021 · F or the residents of Sarhua, a cable bridge was built in 1992 that effectively ended the biennial construction of the rope bridges. In 2007, a larger bridge that could carry cars was built.
Jun 7, 2012 · The bridges’ sagging was addressed by destroying and rebuilding it in an annual ceremony—originally considered a social obligation under Inca rule, and now preserved as a way of honoring their...
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Queshuachaca [Note 1] (from Cuzco Quechua Q'iswa chaka 'straw-rope bridge') is the last remaining Inca rope bridge, consisting of grass ropes that span the Apurímac River near Huinchiri, in Quehue District, Canas Province, Peru.
