Tourism Canar :: Canar Municipality Official Site

With this name he is known to Quechua road network built by the Incas in the territory of Tahuantinsuyo, the communications network comprises approximately 30,000 km in length joining two roads, the Inca road linking Quito Talca Argentina with more on the way of 6,000 km the initiator of this route was Pachacutec (1400-1448), he continued his son Tupac Yupanqui (1448-1482) and his grandson, Huayna Capac (1482-1529).

The stretch of Qhapacñan Cañar across the canton, is considered the lmejor preserved in Ecuador .

The Trail extends about 30 km in the southern part of the Park National Sanagay from the town of Achupallas Alausi in Canton Province of Chimborazo to the town of Ingapirca Cañar in Canton, the altitude varies 3,000 m, up to 5319 m.

In the area of Lake Culebrillas where the road is visible in a small valley formed, a few miles from this place there are several housing structures where the Tambo (desacanso) of Paredones Culebrillas. In this area, retaining walls, drainage channels and structures of former dairy farms (breaks) among other evidence are still noticeable traces of a kallanca, a stadium and a row of square tanks, the road continues towards Ingapirca and havi Canar valley in a saddle in the middle of the hills and Inganilla Bueren.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE WALLS OF CULEBRILLAS

In his technique and materials used constructive way of clever planning demanded construction systems intended to overcome the adversities of the mountainous topography, the layout of the road was carried on a line that unite the main administrative centers and also the way it was carried close to areas where it was practicable to supply water as a natural part of the track width is 4 and 8 m sections is also up to 1 meter, the road was paved with pebbles generally have ditch to sides for storm water runoff.

A complement of roads were constructed in the way dairies considering the ability to walk of a person, the natives conducted workshops about 25km on the end of what should be an inn or lodging, this building was long known that kallanca was used for housing or dormitories.