Inca causeways

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Inca causeways are the elevated stone and earth roadways that formed part of the vast Inca road system, enabling efficient travel, communication, and transport across the challenging Andean terrain.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient transportation infrastructure ⓘ
component of the Inca road system ⓘ
elevated roadway ⓘ
associatedWith Inca administrative integration ⓘ
Inca military logistics ⓘ
Qhapaq Ñan ⓘ
state-controlled exchange networks ⓘ
builtBy Inca laborers ⓘ
mit'a labor system workers ⓘ
constructedFrom earth ⓘ
gravel ⓘ
retaining walls ⓘ
stone ⓘ
currentStatus partially preserved ⓘ
designedFor Inca state messengers (chasquis) ⓘ
linked to: Inca messengers

llama caravans ⓘ
pedestrian traffic ⓘ
endDate 16th century ⓘ
engineeringGoal provide durable surfaces over uneven ground ⓘ
stabilize routes in flood-prone or marshy areas ⓘ
feature bridges at river crossings ⓘ
drainage channels ⓘ
elevated roadbed ⓘ
retaining embankments ⓘ
stairways on steep slopes ⓘ
stone-lined edges ⓘ
hasFunction connect administrative centers ⓘ
connect agricultural areas ⓘ
connect ceremonial sites ⓘ
enable communication across the Inca Empire ⓘ
facilitate travel across difficult terrain ⓘ
support transport of goods ⓘ
heritageStatus included within UNESCO World Heritage Site Qhapaq Ñan ⓘ
influencedBy earlier Andean road-building traditions ⓘ
locatedIn Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes

South America ⓘ
modern-day Argentina ⓘ
modern-day Bolivia ⓘ
modern-day Chile ⓘ
linked to: Chile

modern-day Ecuador ⓘ
modern-day Peru ⓘ
maintenanceBy local communities under Inca authority ⓘ
partOf Inca road system ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
period Late Horizon period of Andean prehistory ⓘ
linked to: Andean Late Horizon
startDate 15th century ⓘ
traverses coastal deserts ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
usedBy Inca Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qhapaq Ñan → hasPart → Inca causeways ⓘ
Inca forces → usedInfrastructure → Inca road system ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Quebrada de Humahuaca → historicalUse → Inca road corridor ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Apurímac Region → transport → Andean road network ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
K’alla Q’asa fortress area → associatedWith → Inca road network near Pisac ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Mitma resettlement system → relatedTo → Inca road system ⓘ
subject linked to: mitma resettlement system
linked to: Inca causeways
Wiñay Wayna → partOf → Inca road system ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Inca messengers → used → Inca road system ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Late Horizon period → associatedWith → Inca road system (Qhapaq Ñan) ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Hanan Cuzco dynasty → hasCulturalLegacy → Inca road system ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Inca causeways → partOf → Inca road system ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Spanish colonial road system → influencedBy → Inca road system ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Cotahuasi Canyon → hasFeature → Inca trails ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways
Puca Pucara → partOf → the Inca road system ⓘ
linked to: Inca causeways