The Inca Trail known as Qhapaq Nan has been named a United Nation's World Heritage Site at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Saturday.
Thus, UNESCO voted to grant the prestigue status to the huge network of roads once used by the mighty Inca Empire that snake over perilously high snowy peaks over more than 30,000 kilometres (18,600 miles)
The acient road spans through six South American counties, namely Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador while its listing would benefit them the tourism industries of all mentioned.
Inclusion on the list has significant economic implications as a World Heritage site is eligible for financial assistance towards preservation and the coveted status is also a powerful draw for tourists.
The six nations came together to submit the bid for its nomination and have vowed to work in concert to preserve and restore the road system.
The road system, which reached its height in the 15th century, linked the Incan capital Cusco in present-day Peru with the vast reaches of the empire,
eturbonews.com reported.
The WHC is currently holding its 38th session in the Qatari capital of Doha to consider inscribing 30 new properties on the World Heritage List.
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Published: 6/21/2014