Roadways

Roadways by Josh

The Incan Roadways consisted of many things such as rope bridges, stone walkways, tambos and much more.

There were many different roads in the Incan empire but the most long and elevated of them all was the road system of Peru. It stretched approximately 14,000 miles and reached heights of over 5,000 miles above sea level.

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The most important trails were the Camino Real. Its length is about 3,230 miles. The raod started in Quito, Ecuador and ended in what is now Tucumán, Argentina. It reached peaks of mountains with elevations of more than 5,000 miles. Another important road was the El Camino de la Costa, its length was 2,420 miles and was parallel with the sea.

Tambos

Tambos were places were people could get food and supplies. They usually stored potatoes, lima beans, llama jerky, and supplies for the army.

Transportation
 * Since the Incas did not have any horses the trails were used by walking. They didn’t have any horses until the 1530’s sometimes people used pack llamas. ||  ||