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Inca technology
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Inca technology includes devices, technologies and construction methods used by the Inca people of western South America, including the methods Inca engineers used to construct the cities and road net
Qishwachaka bridge at Cusco, crossing the Apurimac river.
Qishwachaka bridge at Cusco, crossing the Apurimac river.
An example of Machu Picchu
An example of Machu Picchu
Chuño
Chuño
An example of an Inca rope bridge, litograph of 1845 by E. G. Squier
An example of an Inca rope bridge, litograph of 1845 by E. G. Squier
Inca rope bridge
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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
Inca technology
…trails, roads, and bridges were designed not only to link the empire physically, but these structures also helped the empire to maintain communication. Rope bridges were an integral part of the Inca road system. "Five centuries ago, the Andes were strung with suspension bridges. By some estimates there were as many…
The old bridge sags (Slide show)
The old bridge sags (Slide show)
Notice how much less the new bridge sags
Notice how much less the new bridge sags
Builders gather during the renewal
Builders gather during the renewal