Qhapaq Ñan : la voix des Andes / [by Stéphane Pachot].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Pachot, Stéphane, 1968- director.

First-Run Features (Firm), distributor.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Incas--Peru.

Incas.

Incas--Ecuador.

Qhapaq Ñan.

Andes Region.

Peru.

Ecuador.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (78 minutes)

Other Title:

Voices of the Andes

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : First Run Features, 2009.

Language Note:

In French with English subtitles.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Qhapaq Nan, known as the Great Inca Road, is an ancient network of roads spanning more than 8,000 miles, running through the heart of the Andes, from the ocean and deserts all the way to Machu Picchu. Constructed hundreds of years ago during the Inca Empire, this vast transportation network still weaves its way through modern-day Peru and Ecuador. An astonishing feat of engineering, it connected Inca cities, administrative centers, agricultural and mining areas as well as ceremonial centers and sacred spaces. More so than other remnants of the Inca civilization, the Qhapaq Nan is a symbol of a common identity that nourishes the dreams of Andean people to this day and is central to reviving their unique cultural inheritance following centuries of European domination. As this visually striking documentary takes us along the Great Inca Road - revealing its contours, its history, and its secrets - we witness a different image of the Andes and its people.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 27, 2017).

OCLC:

1000293073