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| Inka Naani
- The Great Inca Road
(Capaq Ñan)
When the Spanish conquistadors conquered the Incas
in 1535, the Spaniards took over their entire empire. Since
then, they tried to force their culture on the Incas and although
they successfully introduced their language and believe, they
weren’t able to wipe out the entire Inca culture. All
through the west cost of South America the traces of the Incas
are still present to proof their existence. One of the traces
is the ingenious road network called The Great Inca
Road,
or in Quechua the Capaq Ñan. Most of these roads are
disappeared due to human activities, but one of the best-preserved
sections is running through an underdeveloped area in the Peruvian
Andes. The communities in this area are economically very poor,
but their natural and cultural richness were the reason for
The Mountain Institute to start working on the development
of a community-based tourism program, following the Inca footsteps
along the Inka Naani (which means Inca Road in the local dialect
of Quechua)!
We are now working with the first experimental tourists,
so both the local people and the tourists can:
- Learn to share who we are
- Learn to give and receive services
- Learn to be proud
of our traditional knowledge and
- Learn from our past to
approach our future
Welcome to The Inka Naani!
Contact Information
To contact The Mountain Institute in either English or
Spanish use the following e-mail addresses: tmiperu@mountain.org. |
Prices
Please contact The Mountain Institute (see email above)
for price information.
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| During our first
experimental hike, we took Lamas with us to make
it more authentic. |
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| There are many specatular
views of the Andean landscape while walking the
Inka Naani |
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Related Tourism Initiatives
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| A fabulous part of the
Inka Naani |
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| The Inka Naani passes
this, and many other, archaeological sites |
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