{"id":7884,"date":"2013-11-12T20:07:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T01:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/?p=7884"},"modified":"2015-12-15T17:29:26","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T22:29:26","slug":"unesco-eyes-qeswachaka-inca-rope-bridge-for-heritage-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2013\/unesco-eyes-qeswachaka-inca-rope-bridge-for-heritage-list\/7884\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO eyes Q&#8217;eswachaka Inca rope bridge for heritage list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, villagers from four communities in a remote corner of Peru&#8217;s southern highlands come together to hand-weave a new 120-foot rope bridge, as they have done for the last six centuries.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Rebuilding-the-Q\u2019eswachaka-bridge-\u00a9-2010-Peru-National-Institute-of-Culture.jpg\" alt=\"Rebuilding the Q\u2019eswachaka bridge ~ \u00a9 2010 Peru National Institute of Culture\" width=\"196\" height=\"259\" \/>The three-day communal weaving and hanging of the Q&#8217;eswachaka bridge across the Apurimac River, is an annual celebration held in June by the Quechua-speaking peasant communities of Huinchiri, Chaupibanda, Choccayhua and Ccollana Quehue, about 100 kilometers from Cusco.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge&#8217;s traditional construction is a remnant of the ancient Inca civilization, which built such bridges across narrow, steep Andean gorges throughout the four corner of its empire.<\/p>\n<p>UNESCO is scheduled to meet Dec. 8 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and will consider whether to include the Q&#8217;eswachaka bridge building ritual in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7886\" 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