印加路网

印加古道途经秘鲁、哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔、智利、阿根廷和玻利维亚6个南美国家，全长约3万公里，其中7000公里路段上有古迹遗址。这条古道是印加帝国在1438年至1532年期间沿着安第斯山脉修建的山路，是当时统治者传达政令，印加人生产、生活和进行贸易的交通动脉。在东线，古道高跨普纳草原和高山峡谷，从基多延伸至门多萨；西线在沿海平原修造，但不包括环抱山脚的沿海沙漠，超过20个线路跨过西边的山区，其他则在东部山脉的山峰和低地间穿梭，有的道路甚至超过海拔5000米。古道为帝国的民用和军用通信、人员流动以及后勤支持提供了简单、可靠、快速的路线，主要的用户是帝国士兵、搬运工、美洲驼篷车以及办理公务的贵族和个人。

This site is an extensive Inca communication, trade and defence network of roads covering 30,000 km. Constructed by the Incas over several centuries and partly based on pre-Inca infrastructure, this extraordinary network through one of the world’s most extreme geographical terrains linked the snow-capped peaks of the Andes – at an altitude of more than 6,000 m – to the coast, running through hot rainforests, fertile valleys and absolute deserts. It reached its maximum expansion in the 15th century, when it spread across the length and breadth of the Andes. The Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System includes 273 component sites spread over more than 6,000 km that were selected to highlight the social, political, architectural and engineering achievements of the network, along with its associated infrastructure for trade, accommodation and storage, as well as sites of religious significance.

文化遗产


国别	阿根廷 Argentina 玻利维亚 Bolivia 智利 Chile 哥伦比亚 Colombia 厄瓜多尔 Ecuador 秘鲁 Peru
中文名称	印加路网
英文名称	Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System
遗产类别	文化遗产
登录年份	2014
选入标准	(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)