Handmade Suspension Brige in Peru | Jaffa Mood
Posted by ssimrok on October 13, 2010

Handmade Suspension Brige in Peru

The construction of these bridges amounted to a pair of stone anchors on each side of the canyon with massive cables of woven grass linking these two pylons together. Adding to this construction, two additional cables acted as guardrails. The cables which supported the foot-path were reinforced with plaited branches. This multi-structure system made these bridges strong enough to even carry the Spaniards while riding horses after they arrived. However, these massive bridges were so heavy that they tended to sag in the middle, and this caused them to sway in strong winds.

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Qeswachaka Bridge at the southern province of Canas in Cuzco in Peru is 120 feet (36.6m) long

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This Suspension Brige in Peru made of special grass that is called Qoya.

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