Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System
Also known as Inca road system, Qhapaq Ñan
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Inscribed
2014
Area
11,407 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System is about 75 km east of Tacna. The nearest other World Heritage site is Chinchorro Culture Sites, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tacna · about 280,000 peopleabout 75 km west
- Arica · about 186,000 peopleabout 80 km west
- Moquegua · about 55,000 peopleabout 190 km north-west
- Ilo · about 53,000 peopleabout 200 km west
- Viacha · about 35,000 peopleabout 220 km north-east
- Iquique · about 227,000 peopleabout 230 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChileCultural81 km away
BoliviaCultural212 km away
ChileCultural219 km away
PeruCultural291 km away
BoliviaCultural430 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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