As a Peruvian and an engineer, I thank your enthusiasm and true appreciation of their ingenuity, the INCA culture is fascinating,
@joel_molyneux9 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love how enthusiastic and happy you seem when talking about all this wonderful stuff. Please keep up the great work!
@atlasobscura9 жыл бұрын
Thanks +Joel Molyneux! That is really appreciated!
@michelecarroll31338 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to have come across this! I planning my first trip to Peru and will definitely include this! Thank you!
@atlasobscura8 жыл бұрын
+Michele Carroll You should, it is truly amazing, and if you go, try to find Victor the bridge master he is a wonderful guy!
@michelecarroll31338 жыл бұрын
+Atlas Obscura I'll try. did you go on your own or with a tour group? Any recommendations?
@TeboxYT8 жыл бұрын
+Michele Carroll dont waster your money on Peru. There is nothing to see there. Better go to Argentina or Chile
@tishamanda368 жыл бұрын
Fuuuuuuuuck that new metal bridge!
@atlasobscura9 жыл бұрын
I made a video back in 2010 where I actually went to the spot and talked with the bridge master. Used that footage in this video as well, but wanted to present this in the 100 Wonders style as I think it's a bit easier for folks to get into!
@jaredfocose20489 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the extra deep dive on this wonder. I watched your previous video on this. I am happy you re-presented the topic in this wonderful format!
@jaredfocose20489 жыл бұрын
Also, I'm really happy to see that you are gaining more subscribers by the day! You deserve it!!! You are very interesting and well educated. I can't wait for the next video.
@atlasobscura9 жыл бұрын
+Jared Focose Thanks so much! So excited you guys are enjoying them!
@nalitosumire57005 жыл бұрын
@@atlasobscura me gustaría puedas ponerle subtítulos en español...Un gran abrazo... Saludos desde Arequipa Perú
@kekero5402 жыл бұрын
I love Andean culture it has such an amazing sense of community and solidarity.
@denissebermeovelasquez63011 ай бұрын
I am proud to be Peruvian and I will always take wherever I go the teachings and values that our Peruvian ancestors left us. Thank you for such a wonderful video.
@mistersinnister19 жыл бұрын
how is millions of people not watching these shows they r awesome !!!!
@mistersinnister19 жыл бұрын
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@atlasobscura9 жыл бұрын
+Paul Sin Thanks! Hopefully we will keep growing the audience with folks like you!
@MeAuntieNora9 жыл бұрын
Crazy, my professor JUST told us about them yesterday. She's walked across one!
@atlasobscura9 жыл бұрын
+Me Auntie Nora It is pretty amazing! I couldn't help but think about the scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where he cuts the rope bridge. Like... a not small part of me wanted to reenact the scene. I wonder if you came when they were about to cut it down anyway if they would let... hrrmm.....
@_solange8 жыл бұрын
Peruvian here ✌🏽
@dbjaquet4 жыл бұрын
same bro
@moz19537 жыл бұрын
excellent and pithy - i was blown away when i visited sacsayhuaman fortress and MP - their mastery of stone masonery is breathtaking, subbed, kind regards
@pimpompoom937262 жыл бұрын
They rebuild the bridge every year today as a cultural exercise, but how long did these bridges last in Inca times before having to be rebuilt? How many years, typically? Thanks in advance for your answer.
@eatthepoor64796 жыл бұрын
i love these videos! nice job!
@mulierbellator53162 жыл бұрын
How do they get the rope from one side of a high cliff to the other side without modern tools? Please explain.
@blackliontv32 жыл бұрын
That's why I
@tourajtayebi21892 жыл бұрын
They use the previous bridge to lay the new main cables across. Then they cut the old one and keep working around the main new cables.
@Atomic_Psychosis3 жыл бұрын
This video is perfect for classes.
@etchalaco99717 жыл бұрын
"learning the ropes: MIT students build Incan-style bridges at Stata" - mit.edu "Inca Leapt Canyons With Fiber Bridges: MIT Students Plan to Stretch 60-Foot-Long Fiber Bridge Between Campus Buildings By John Noble Wilford THE NEW YORK TIMES MIT students learning from Inca engineers. Gotta Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@elizabethmoeller63799 ай бұрын
I teach 5th grade and show this video every year when we learn about the Inca in our Early American Civilizations unit. It is so well done!
@lilyvalley53894 жыл бұрын
Well its free from nature, but their work I guess deserves payment. Yeah it must be renewed. It is an awesome thing. Must be preserved. Amazing feat.
@acmejia3 жыл бұрын
I loved this!!
@texaslonestarrider9 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@SonofTiamat8 жыл бұрын
I'd still like to know how they make the bridge, other than weaving the rope anyway. How do they get it across?
@MarkusSchober7 жыл бұрын
Son of Tiamat Anchor one end on one side of the valley, carry the other down into the valley and then up the other side.
@danesgch8 жыл бұрын
its funny how I am peruvian and just now i'm finding out about this... the goverment sure does a shitty job promoting this kind of things
@anthonyrawls47314 жыл бұрын
1:33 "hundreds of these bitches"
@IntrepidFraidyCat5 жыл бұрын
OMG! LOL! Great bridges....aaaand there's Jeff! Another reason that I love this channel.
@renatoromero43335 жыл бұрын
I got to ride a bike from Quehue to the Inca bridge and the landscape was amazing!
@recelehberger16039 жыл бұрын
thats awesome
@chesterchanin55453 жыл бұрын
Great explanation, inspiring!
@winolowardichelli28502 жыл бұрын
I wonder how they started it
@Yaddlezap Жыл бұрын
But how do they FIRST span the chasm to connect the bridge?
@rk41gator Жыл бұрын
"A constant product of renewal" is SO native American in culture and philosophy. Their entire system of government was amazing and unique. One of the only true and successful communist governments, the Inca had the good of the people and community at its heart. Sad that a bunch of bullies with firearms made from a Chinese invention favored gold over art, conquest over culture. And yes, I know it was a monarchy and 'the people' had no choice about the matter. But the system WORKED. How many of modern people truly have a say in how they are governed?
@romeshsrivastava24749 жыл бұрын
Didn't you already make a video about this?
@ifedayooladapo89668 жыл бұрын
What's happening at 0:34 ?
@atlasobscura8 жыл бұрын
+Ifedayo Oladapo Hah, just a joke! An image of Jeff Bridges from the Big Lebowski. As in, he is a great bridges!
@jenya-was-here6 жыл бұрын
^ lol xD
@Happy_HIbiscus6 жыл бұрын
dude, this is cool
@centipede1678 жыл бұрын
It must've taken an entire village to make that bridge!
@adolfobriceno16357 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@contracostarippers.3 жыл бұрын
filibuster obstructa
@tommylopez71853 жыл бұрын
Absolutely insane 🤯
@marigeobrien6 жыл бұрын
But HOW were they first built? How do they make the span?
@brogensauer20444 жыл бұрын
Marige OBrien they wove twine you idiot
@AJWRAJWR3 жыл бұрын
@@brogensauer2044 you've misunderstood the question, idiot.
@jazeroo8884 жыл бұрын
Financial records in fibre.... that’s so intriguing.... mind blowing ...did they hand out receipts in fibre form? To prove you’ve paid?
@salvadorpatino62489 жыл бұрын
Where in Peru is this? I recently went on a month long trip there, and completely missed out on this!
@atlasobscura9 жыл бұрын
+Salvador Patino It is about 5 hours by van outside of Cusco. It is kind of a trek and while it does see some tourists, it's not like a major attraction. Mostly people doing big motorcycle treks.
@aplimsollpunk27387 жыл бұрын
It takes a village to raise a bridge...
@billionthoughts17195 жыл бұрын
HEY your videos are nice :D i like your teeth. they make your smile warm :D
@SebastianATaylor Жыл бұрын
Is it strange that I want a bridge like that suspended in my collection of interesting items
@qentrepreneurship99876 жыл бұрын
It was not easy to built such CHAKAKUNA or bridges. The ancestors had learnt these technologies from previous peoples as The Tiwanakus, Waris, Chimus, etc. They took science and technlogy to an upper level building roads, bridges, water supply cannals, food storages, aclimatization of plants in higher places. As well as progress In astronomy; terraces building, social organisation and information recording systems (quipus and yupana) They ancestors conformed an efficiente society...very humble and simple persons doing extraordinary progresses. Even the SPANISH THIEVES recorded THERE WAS TOO MUCH FOOD in the entire kingdom. Qinachumachu ?
@1.41423 жыл бұрын
Weaving must be hard on the hands
@micahshort16175 жыл бұрын
My mind just got 💥🔥
@lazerman121 Жыл бұрын
Satellite imagery shows it is no longer there ;(.
@Mackem_uk8 жыл бұрын
so it's like triggers brush?
@mrbisse14 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I just wish that you had not used the word "weaving" because the bridge is mostly "spun" and "braided". But still, thanks.
@jonn408533 жыл бұрын
Nobody cares frankly
@mrbisse13 жыл бұрын
@@jonn40853 Spinners, braiders, and weavers do.
@alx815 жыл бұрын
Damn, I’m. Peruvian and didn’t know about these bridges.
@youareanidio12 жыл бұрын
I came from online school
@merymoore9514 Жыл бұрын
Que interesante pero en español también por favor
@Hucklefart_Dinklejartin3 жыл бұрын
How has nobody mentioned indiana jones and the temple of doom?
@cnsisow3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be 250 bridges if a new bridge is made every two years since its been 500 years?
@cinliss3 жыл бұрын
its 1-2 years so probably
@diggocombs45482 жыл бұрын
Why do they try to take this type comradery spirit away in America?
@TheChampion-ig2gd4 жыл бұрын
I have to watch this for history.🙄
@samuelreed29945 жыл бұрын
Just back the camera up three feet, bro
@busyyogurt52063 жыл бұрын
Fascinating, but the narrator talks too much, and is on screen for 90% of the vid. I wanted to hear and see the Bridge Master and the local people.
@drivesthecar32477 жыл бұрын
Very interesting!! But, I would've liked to have seen more of the bridge instead of your face yapping about it. You're very enthusiastic but... Come on!