QUESHUACHACA, the last remaining Inca rope bridge, in Quehue District, Canas Province, Peru
It is made of grass ropes that span the Apurimac River near Huinchiri.
Despite the presence of a modern bridge nearby, residents of the region maintain the ancient tradition and skills by renewing the bridge annually during the second week of June. Several family groups from the communities of Chaupibanda, Choccayhua, Huinchiri, and Collana Quehue each prepare grass-ropes to be formed into cables at the site, while others prepare mats for decking. The reconstruction is a communal effort. In ancient times, this effort would have been a form of tax (Mit'a), with participants expected to perform the rebuilding; nowadays, the builders have indicated that their effort is to honor their ancestors and the Pachamama (Earth Mother). Credits: Ancient Mysteries
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