Something that's been kicking around unfinished on my computer for awhile is a photo essay of the Inca Road System. This week I finally shoved it into completion.
My compatriot at About.com, Bonnie Hamre at South America for Visitors, has made a terrific photo essay for the South American traveler that takes a person along the segment that leads to Machu Picchu, but what I wanted was to point out the pieces of construction for the length of the Inca Road, all 40,000 kilometers of it, and the bits of history that I, geek that I am, find interesting. I think there's more to be said, yet, but here's a good start.
Pick a version of the trail, or visit both:
- The Inca Trail Photo Essay
- The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (Bonnie Hamre)
- The Inca Road System (a description of the background)
Comments
Love the Inca trail
Hard to believe messengers could cover this terrain so easily and hard to imagine their physical condition