UJ #9 - Adventure in Peru
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monumental nature of the road and the pressure on it<br />
mean that the effort is directed at creat<strong>in</strong>g alternatives<br />
to a dest<strong>in</strong>ation on the po<strong>in</strong>t of collapse. At national level,<br />
however, we have to create dest<strong>in</strong>ations.<br />
What is most attractive about Qhapaq Ñan?<br />
The road itself is not important, it is rather where it goes<br />
and who uses it on a daily basis. Thus the scenery<br />
through which the road passes is extremely <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
For example, what attracts foreigners is the landscape,<br />
work<strong>in</strong>g communities and travell<strong>in</strong>g on a road that is still<br />
<strong>in</strong> use today. <strong>Peru</strong>vians are more <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
about the grandeur of the Inca Road, the science of the<br />
past and the feats achieved by the Inca eng<strong>in</strong>eers.<br />
The suspension bridge<br />
at Q’eswachaka, built<br />
by the Incas, is the<br />
only one of its type that<br />
survives today, thanks<br />
to the conservation<br />
work carried out<br />
by neighbour<strong>in</strong>g<br />
communities.<br />
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