The Inca Highway

The audiobook explores the remarkable Inca Empire, which thrived across diverse climates without many of the tools traditionally associated with large states, relying instead on an extensive 25,000-mile road network known as the Qhapaq Ñan. It reveals how this infrastructure facilitated rapid communication, resource distribution, and governance, and examines the innovative systems like the quipu for record-keeping, as well as the empire’s social and political organization. Additionally, the story delves into recent archaeological discoveries and reevaluates historical events, offering a fresh perspective on how the empire succeeded and ultimately collapsed.