• The Inca road system (also spelled Inka road system and known as Qhapaq Ñan[note 1] meaning "royal road" in Quechua[1]) was the most extensive and...
  • 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.
  • 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, the Andean Road System, represented the backbone of the political and economic power of the Inca State, known as Tawantinsuyo.
  • 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.
  • The Qhapaq-Ñan Project promotes the integration of shared cultural values among six countries: Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.