Inca road system
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How it came to be
Qhapaq Ñan, the Inca road network, is estimated at 30,000 to 40,000 km. Built partly on older Andean routes, it expanded with the empire from around 1438, linking the high Andes with the Pacific coast.
Way stations called tambos stood about a day's walk apart, and relay runners called chasquis carried messages. In 2014 UNESCO listed sections in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru as one property.
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