Once part of the Great Inca Road that spanned 25,000 miles, Peru’s Q’eswachaka bridge is a 120-foot-long walkway across the Apurímac River made from woven grass. Locals have periodically rebuilt the bridge over five centuries using methods employed by their Inca ancestors.

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What Is the Difference Between South America and Latin America?

Christopher Columbus thought that he had found a shortcut to Asia when he reached terra firma in the Caribbean in 1492, but 10 years later Amerigo Vespucci realized the lands in question constituted a New World, at least for Europeans. As a result, the bulk of the Western Hemisphere was named in