Quebrada de Humahuaca

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Unesco description
Quebrada de Humahuaca follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, along the spectacular valley of the Rio Grande, from its source in the cold high desert plateau of the High Andean lands to its confluence with the Rio Leone some 150 km to the south. The valley shows substantial evidence of its use as a major trade route over the past 10,000 years. It features visible traces of prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities, of the Inca Empire (15th to 16th centuries) and of the fight for independence in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Received through a private swap on 20.07.2015
This 155 km long mountain range has been a major trade route for over 10.000 years. It was an important caravan route for the Inca empire in the 15th century and later became the stage of many battles in the Spanish War of Independence.

Received from Ana Maria on 31.08.2013