The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire

Ramiro Matos Mendieta, Jose Barreiro

ISBN 10: 1588344959 / ISBN 13: 9781588344953

Published by Smithsonian Books, 2015

About this Item

New oversized hardcover in a new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. (9.29 x 0.9 x 11.26 inches) Includes a bibliography, glossary, index, maps, and high-quality full-color photos. 240 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. This compelling collection of essays explores the Qhapaq nan (or Great Inca Road), an extensive network of trails reaching modern-day Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. These roads and the accompanying agricultural terraces and structures that have survived for more than six centuries are a testament to the advanced engineering and construction skills of the Inca people. The Qhapaq nan also spurred an important process of ecological and community integration across the Andean region. This book, the companion volume to a National Museum of the American Indian exhibition of the same name, features essays on six main themes: the ancestors of the Inca, Cusco as the center of the empire, road engineering, road transportation and integration, the road in the Colonial era, and the road today. Beautifully designed and featuring more than 225 full-color illustrations, The Great Inca Road is a fascinating look at this enduring symbol of the Andean peoples' strength and adaptability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588344959
• ISBN 13: 9781588344953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anthropology: Archeology
  • Latin America

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Synopsis

This compelling collection of essays explores the Qhapaq nan (or Great Inca Road), an extensive network of trails reaching modern-day Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. These roads and the accompanying agricultural terraces and structures that have survived for more than six centuries are a testament to the advanced engineering and construction skills of the Inca people. The Qhapaq nan also spurred an important process of ecological and community integration across the Andean region. This book, the companion volume to a National Museum of the American Indian exhibition of the same name, features essays on six main themes: the ancestors of the Inca, Cusco as the center of the empire, road engineering, road transportation and integration, the road in the Colonial era, and the road today. Beautifully designed and featuring more than 225 full-color illustrations, The Great Inka Road is a fascinating look at this enduring symbol of the Andean peoples' strength and adaptability.

About the Author

RAMIRO MATOS (Quechua) is an archaeologist and senior curator for Latin America at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. JOSE BARREIRO (Taino) is assistant director for research at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and director of the Office of Latin America.