Qeswachaka Bridge, Peru

Qeswachaka Bridge at the southern province of Canas in Cuzco in Peru. Impressive scenery, unique possibility to be inmersed in local Peruvian culture. The Q'eswachaka bridge is located across the Apurimac River Canyon, at about 13.000 feet, in Canas province (Apurimac in Quechua means "the God who talks"). This imponent bridge spans 36.6m (120 feet), and is rebuilt every one or two years as communal effort by all the local indians of the region. About 700 men and women form the communities Huinchiri, Ccollana come to Q'eswachaka to the Festival of the Construction of the Bridge. The weaving and construction techniques have passed from generation to generation since the bridge was first built by the Incas, probably in the 15th century.
These bridges were made of grass and traditional materials and were only wide enough for one person to cross at any one time. The bridge is built out of special grass that is called Qoya. It has to be rebuilt every year.