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Building the Road
The Qhapaq Ñan is an engineering marvel: 40,000 kilometers (nearly 25,000 miles) of roadway across grasslands, rainforest, desert, valleys, and mountains. Its builders did it all without wheeled carts, iron tools, or large work animals. Inka engineers tailored their design to the landscape, drawing upon the expert knowledge and labor of local populations. |