Accra to host ‘The Great Inca Road Exhibition’
A photo exhibition dubbed: ‘The Great Inca Road Exhibition’, to showcase the rich cultural and architectural history of the Inca civilisation, has been scheduled for December 12 to 15, 2024, at the Artists Alliance Gallery in La, Accra.
Organised by the Peru Embassy in Ghana, the event aims to deepen the relationship between Ghana and Peru, highlighting potential collaborations in areas such as infrastructure and economic development.
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The exhibition, on the theme: “The Great Inca Road, Peru: Diversity and Integration,” will bring together key stakeholders from both nations to explore further areas of cooperation.
It will be open to the general public from Friday, December 13, to Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday, December 15, from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
The Inca road system (also spelled Inka road system and known as Qhapaq Ñan meaning "royal road" in Quechua was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America.
It was about 30,000 kilometers long. The construction of the roads required a large expenditure of time and effort.
The network was composed of formal roads carefully planned, engineered, built, marked and maintained; paved where necessary, with stairways to gain elevation, bridges and accessory constructions such as retaining walls, and water drainage systems.
The Incas used the road system for a variety of reasons, from transportation for people who were traveling through the Empire to military and religious purposes.
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The road system allowed for a fast movement of persons from one part of the Empire to the other: both armies and workers used the roads to move and the tambos to rest and be fed. It also allowed for the fast movement of information and valuable small goods which traveled through runners.
It received a UNESCO world heritage site accolade in 2014.