Huinchiri

June 4, 2008 in Peru, Travel by dojoklo | No comments

Here is where I plan to be this weekend, in Huinchiri, to witness the annual rebuilding of the Keshwa Chaca, or Inca straw bridge over the Apurimac River.  Notice how Huinchiri is a dot with no roads anywhere near it!

Here are some articles about the bridge:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0725/p20s01-litr.html?page=1

http://www.rutahsa.com/k-chaca.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/08/science/08bridg.html?ex=1336276800&en=0861da23a58a1746&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

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