『The Inca Bridges: Woven Rope Highways of the Andes』のカバーアート

The Inca Bridges: Woven Rope Highways of the Andes

The Inca Bridges: Woven Rope Highways of the Andes

無料で聴く

ポッドキャストの詳細を見る
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the incredible engineering of Inca suspension bridges — woven from ichu grass and maguey fiber, spanning gorges hundreds of feet deep. They discuss the Q'eswachaka bridge near Cusco, rebuilt annually by local communities using ancestral techniques; the role of the mit'a labor system in maintaining these structures; and how these bridges connected the Qhapaq Ñan across 40,000 kilometers. They also touch on the Spanish destruction of many bridges, the surprising survival of a few into the 19th century, and the UNESCO recognition of the Q'eswachaka tradition. Specific terms include: Q'eswachaka, Qhapaq Ñan, ichu, maguey, chaca, chaka, mit'a, kuraka, and Tawantinsuyu. #IncaBridges #Qeswachaka #QhapaqNan #IncaEngineering #AndeanCivilization #IncaEmpire #Tawantinsuyu #SuspensionBridges #Mit'a #IchuGrass #MagueyFiber #Peru #SouthAmerica #UNESCO #History #FexingoHistory #AncientTechnology #Andes Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
まだレビューはありません