Q'eswachaka El Último Puente Inca, tecnología Andina

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In Inca times, the Quechua used plant fibres to build suspension bridges to link communities. Q'eswachaka is the last remaining Inca bridge and is built every year.

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During the Inca period, the Quechua people built hanging bridges with plant fibres across the Andes, connecting one community to another. Q'eswachaka is the last living Inca bridge and is restored every year for cultural and ancestral tradition reasons. The process begins with the resistant vegetable fibre called q'oya, which is used in the construction of the bridge, in this activity all the members of the family participate. The process lasts three days with rituals and offerings to Pachamama and the Apus.

- We start the trip by picking you up from your hotel (nearby or in the historic centre) at 05.00 and then we start the trip to the southern area of Cusco, where we will visit 4 lagoons as part of the first activity.

- Then we will visit the village of Yanaoca, where we will go to the Pabellones volcano.

- Afterwards, we will go to the "Last Inca Bridge", where we will be explained how this tradition continues to this day.

- On the way back we will visit the colonial bridge Checacupe, where we will be able to observe the differences between the two bridges.

- Finally we will arrive in Cusco and the bus will leave us near the historical centre of Cusco.