Q'iswa Chaka

Q'iswa Chaka


Cahuanuyo, Peru (PE)
The last Inca "grass-rope" bridge rebuilt every year in June by the community living around the bridge. The bridge master is Victoriano Arizapana. This 90-foot span bridge is tretches between two sides of a steep gorge of the Apurimac River near Huinchiri, in Quehue District, Canas Province, Peru. It allegedly has been there for at least 500 years.
The last Inca "grass-rope" bridge rebuilt every year in June by the community living around the bridge. The bridge master is Victoriano Arizapana. This 90-foot span bridge is tretches between two sides of a steep gorge of the Apurimac River near Huinchiri, in Quehue District, Canas Province, Peru. It allegedly has been there for at least 500 years.
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By: Tyco

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