Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System 印加路网

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World Heritage Committee Description:

This site is an extensive Inca communication, trade and defence network of roads covering 30,000 km. Constructed by the Incas over several centuries and partly based on pre-Inca infrastructure, this extraordinary network through one of the world’s most extreme geographical terrains linked the snow-capped peaks of the Andes – at an altitude of more than 6,000 m – to the coast, running through hot rainforests, fertile valleys and absolute deserts. It reached its maximum expansion in the 15th century, when it spread across the length and breadth of the Andes. The Qhapac Ñan, Andean Road System includes 273 component sites spread over more than 6,000 km that were selected to highlight the social, political, architectural and engineering achievements of the network, along with its associated infrastructure for trade, accommodation and storage, as well as sites of religious significance.

印加路网全长约3万公里，是横跨印加地区的交通，贸易和防御道路网络系统。经过印加人几个世纪建造，再加上部分基于前印加的道路设施，这一非凡的道路网络系统穿越了世界上最极端的地理地形，跨越了热带雨林，肥沃的山谷和干旱的沙漠，将安第斯山脉白雪皑皑的山峰 （海拔高达6000多米） 和海岸联接了起来。印加路网纵横安第斯山脉，在15世纪达到其扩展的最大范围。 印加路网在遍布6000多公里的范围内包括了273个遗址。这些精选的遗址充分显示了印加路网的社会，政治，建筑和工程建设成就，以及路网对贸易，住宿，仓储，和宗教所起到的重要意义。