The Incas, like the ancient Romans, were wonderful road builders, and just like the Romans, they always tried to pave the shortest path between the two settlements. However, unlike the Romans, the Incas had to overcome a giant mountain barrier - the Andes. They developed road construction techniques for the difficult conditions of mountainous terrain. There, where it was necessary to overcome a steep slope, they built a ladder, where an impenetrable rock blocked their path, they cut a tunnel, and suspension bridges were thrown across bottomless abysses. The Incas built an extensive network of roads for communication and communication with the four areas of their vast empire. The network was called Kuapak Nyan (“the road of the sovereign”) or the path of the Inca. It was made of stone paths suitable for a couple or three people and paths for llamas. Suspension bridges were built to cross the rivers along the way, and for the steep slopes of mountains or lifts, stone steps and small recreational areas were laid out with stone. Throughout 39 km mysterious landscape views, archaeological ruins are observed; rich flora of 400 species of orchids and begonias, exotic trees such as pisonay and queñual and countless representatives of fauna living in their natural environment: mountain grouse, peacocks, llamas, vicuna, white-tailed deer, American rodent a viskacha (a kind of wild hare) and a delicate bespectacled anteater. From Ventliha, the road rises steeply to a mountain pass, located at an altitude of 4650 meters. This stretch of the path is very difficult, despite the comfortable, gentle steps of the stairs, but at the top of the pass the traveler will be rewarded with an amazing panorama of snow-capped mountain ranges descending to the emerald green of the valleys. From here the road goes down to the village of Takeshi. Here, on the moss-covered rocks, the first meager signs of shrubs appear. Then the trail runs along the Takeshi River, wraps around the Pali-Pali mountain and through Kakapi down to the Kimasa Chat River. Here she again approaches Takeshi, crosses her and, finally, at an altitude of 2100 meters ends in Chokhilya. A less difficult route, designed for a four-day journey, runs through the La Cumbre Pass. This road, too, for the most part is perfectly paved and runs through the most beautiful places. At the beginning of it stands a statue of Jesus, encouraging the wanderers with a parting wave of his hand outstretched towards the pass, where at the highest point of the path (4850 meters) a hill of stones is built. From there, the road already goes only downhill - to the village of Achura. The section of the road between Achura and Choro is especially convenient for passing, this is essentially a staircase with gentle steps, which often fan out around the hills. Passing the suspension bridge near Choro, the road runs along the Uaranilla River to Chairo and ends in the area of lemon and banana plantations in Koroiko. Today, the Inca Trail is one of the most famous and impressive hiking trails in the world.