A neat Inca roadway has been uncovered near the recently discovered temple in the Archaeological Park of Sacsayhuaman; it connects the oratory of Qenco and Sacsayhuaman, where the huge rock walls stand. The archaeologists assume that this road is part of a 10km network of roadways that connect all the “huacas” around the park, which may have been used for different pilgrimages done by the Incas through these sacred sites.
More than 200 meters of the ritual roadway have been unearthed. The road is 6m wide and has borders, which are 70cm high and 60cm wide; its neat floor is well preserved and has a water channel on one side. The research continues in order to identify and expose more parts of this Inca road network that has been covered for centuries.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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