The Incas were master builders. They constructed thousands of miles of roads to link all parts of their vast empire.
Officials traveled these roads as the eyes and ears of the Inca ruler. To get news from one end of the empire to the other, the Incas developed a messenger system, using their roads. The Inca builders also put their skills to work finding ways to grow food on mountain slopes. They excelled at building hanging bridges across mountain gorges and terracing hillsides to grow crops.
The Incas were master builders. They constructed thousands of miles of roads to link all parts of their vast empire.
About 600 years ago, the Incas built an empire. It stretched 2,500 miles down the coast of South America and held over 12 million subjects. They accomplished this remarkable feat without having horses, the wheel, or even a written language.
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