Inca suspension bridge at Q'eswachaca Peru
by James Brunker
Title
Inca suspension bridge at Q'eswachaca Peru
Artist
James Brunker
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The last surviving Inca rope suspension bridge can be found at Q'eswachaca / Q'eswachaka / Keswachaka in the Cusco Region, where it crosses the upper Apurimac River. Every year villagers of the nearby communities rebuild the bridge by hand in the traditional fashion, starting by weaving new ropes from the local grass. In Inca times maintaining the roads and bridges that connected the empire was part of a labour tax (or mita / mit'a) that all communities had to perform as service to the Inca.
The bridge and its rebuilding process were added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage List (Lista de Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad) in 2013. Many more images of the rebuilding process can be seen in my main image library in this gallery if you are interested: https://www.magicalandes.com/-/galleries/peruvian-festivals/rebuilding-the-last-inca-rope-bridge-qeswachaka
Photograph © James Brunker. Reproduction, transmission or publication in any form without written permission strictly prohibited.
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June 19th, 2022
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Holly April Harris
This is awesome! Fantastic image! Congratulations! I’m am very pleased to feature your beautiful image in the group Covered Bridges and Historical Buildings. It’s a wonderful addition to the group! Please add it to the “2022 Second Quarter Featured Images Collection” thread in the discussions area for a permanent record of the feature. Thank you! 6/19/22
James Brunker replied:
Many thanks for featuring this image in the Covered Bridges and Historical Buildings Holly!