Highest Altitude:
3900 masl
Recommended Seasson:
All year
Trip Length:
1 day
Group Size:
8 to 15 persons
Qeswachaka Bridge Tour, located at an altitude of more than 3,700 meters, the breathing becomes difficult and the headache persistent. In this remote part of the Andes, there is a splendid work of Andean engineering measuring 28 meters long and 1.20 meters wide that persists in modernity.
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At an altitude of more than 3,700 meters, breathing becomes difficult and the headache persistent. In this remote part of the Andes, there is a splendid work of Andean engineering measuring 28 meters long and 1.20 meters wide that persists in modernity.
A tradition that for the rural communities of Huinchiri, Chaupibanda, Choccayhua and Ccollana Quehue has survived for more than five centuries thanks to the intercession of the divinity. “If we do not build a new bridge every year, we risk provoking the wrath of Pachamama and the Apus, who every June have the task of rebuilding the Inca bridge Q’eswachaka, still persistent in modern times.
During the Inca empire a large network of roads were built connecting the capital of the Inca empire with the towns, due to the rugged geography of the Cusco Andes, it was necessary to build bridges to facilitate crossing the mighty rivers or deep canyons, among the most outstanding constructions were the hanging bridges built of plant fiber straw or Ichu, Vegetable typical of the heights, So Queswachaka bridge is a natural sample of the living culture of the Inca people.
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