Qhapaq Nan (Inca)
Inca communications and cultural network
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Atlantic Forest South-East | The Peabiru Trail passes through the reserve. It was not an integral part of the Qhapaq Nan but was used by the Inca. | |
Chan Chan | ||
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex | (...) the presence of a section of Qhapaq Ñan (the Inka road) between the Casma Valley and the coastline, possibly constructed during the time of Chankillo, which would give this road a temporal extension of more than 1600 years. (Executive summary, p. 13) | |
Cuzco | Starting point of the routes | |
El Fuerte de Samaipata | ||
Lima | ||
Machu Picchu | ||
Nasca Lines | ||
Qhapaq Ñan | ||
Quebrada de Humahuaca | ||
Quito | ||
Santa Ana de los Rios de Cuenca | ||
Tiwanaku |
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Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Qhapaq Nan (Inca)?
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