Walking the Inca trails, I experienced the culture and life altering interactions with the local people. I noticed the complex network that exemplifies the advancements of the long lasting Inca Roads and its spiritual ideas. The roads linked communities together and extends 24,000 miles long. Along the walk, I came across enormous amounts of rocks on top of each other. These combinations of rocks are called Apacheta; it is where pilgrims traveling up and down the road have deposited rocks as offerings to gods. After passing the Apacheta, I stumbled upon Colkas. Colkas were constructed by hand and the Incas build them to store produce and grains ready to put on to a set of llamas for the next trip. So far, I have encountered new information about the Inca Empire and how they evolved as a society and I will continue to pursue my adventure.
Continuing my journey, I met a chaski runner who was on his way to deliver a message to Machu Picchu. The Inca chaski had to run up and down mountains to deliver messages and they stood a mile apart along the road system do they could switch off. Each messenger would run beside the incoming messenger …show more content…
Machi Picchu was an Inca settlement located in the high Andes of Peru. I was informed that the Machi Picchu was created as a royal estate for the emperor and other elites of the Incas aristocracy. Life in Machi Picchu gave the people a new meaning for architecture. The settlement was surrounded by steep cliffs and because it was hidden away in the forest, strangers would not even know it existed. It also had only one entrance so the likely hood of an attack is highly unlikely. It was a sanctuary where many rituals and sacrifices are offered. The people also believed that the location of Machi Picchu was built over a high altitude for a reason. With the high altitude of the mountains, they feel closer to the sky and closer to their
Continuing my journey, I met a chaski runner who was on his way to deliver a message to Machu Picchu. The Inca chaski had to run up and down mountains to deliver messages and they stood a mile apart along the road system do they could switch off. Each messenger would run beside the incoming messenger …show more content…
Machi Picchu was an Inca settlement located in the high Andes of Peru. I was informed that the Machi Picchu was created as a royal estate for the emperor and other elites of the Incas aristocracy. Life in Machi Picchu gave the people a new meaning for architecture. The settlement was surrounded by steep cliffs and because it was hidden away in the forest, strangers would not even know it existed. It also had only one entrance so the likely hood of an attack is highly unlikely. It was a sanctuary where many rituals and sacrifices are offered. The people also believed that the location of Machi Picchu was built over a high altitude for a reason. With the high altitude of the mountains, they feel closer to the sky and closer to their