Qhapaq Ñan, the ancient imperial road system of Inca trails, was recognized this week as a worldwide Historic Landmark of Civil Engineering by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
There are two newly restored Inca access routes to Machu Picchu that will be opening in the next 24 months or so — one of them an Adrenalin-packed hike through a temple ruins known as Inkaraqay.
Along the southern plateau of the Sacred Valley, past the Four Lakes district, lies the Inca temple fortress of Waqrapukara.
[Originally published November 18, 2012] During a visit to the headquarters of UNESCO in France, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala last week spoke in favor of the inclusion of the ancient Inca trail highway system Qhapaq Ñan onto the World Heritage List.
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