- The History Behind The Great Inca Trail - Qhapaq Ñan. The Qhapaq Ñan is the best proof of the development in civil engineering reached by the Incas.
- However, the Qhapaq Ñan not only exhibits important processes of interchange of goods, but also of communication and cultural traditions.
- The Qhapaq Ñan has been declared UNESCO World Heritage in 2014 after a complex process of cultural cooperation among six countries.
- The qhapaq ñan is the word that defines the road system of the Inca civilization. It is the best proof of the development reached by the Incas in civil engineering.
- The Qhapaq Ñan, the Andean Road System, represented the backbone of the political and economic power of the Inca State, known as Tawantinsuyo.
- According to historians, the Qhapaq Ñan represented the basis of Inca political expansion, because it allowed the rapid mobilization of armies and state officials.
- The Qhapaq Ñan or the GRI (Gran Ruta Inca) is the Inca road system which, at its height, was almost 40,000 km long. ... A day on the Qhapaq Ñan.
- Learn about the Qhapaq ñan. The Qhapaq Ñan, (also spelt Capac Ñan) means ‘Royal Road’ in the Quechua language.
- Lodge Uyuni. QHAPAQ ÑAN. Hike.