{"id":100126,"date":"2018-04-27T12:06:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T18:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/engineering-consultant-will-discuss-great-inca-road\/"},"modified":"2018-04-27T12:06:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T18:06:16","slug":"engineering-consultant-will-discuss-great-inca-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/engineering-consultant-will-discuss-great-inca-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering consultant will discuss Great Inca Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=22b4bad3-567a-4e76-a1cf-11179276bc67&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=22b4bad3-567a-4e76-a1cf-11179276bc67&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=800 800w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=22b4bad3-567a-4e76-a1cf-11179276bc67&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=22b4bad3-567a-4e76-a1cf-11179276bc67&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1800 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 2000px\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"A panorama of Machu Picchu, built by the Incas in the mid-15th century where the Andes meet the Amazon basin in Peru.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">A panorama of Machu Picchu, built by the Incas in the mid-15th century where the Andes meet the Amazon basin in Peru.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Associated Press file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The talk will be preceded by a social at 6:30.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1994, Wright, of the engineering firm Wright Water Engineers of Denver, has done extensive research on water works in Peru, at Machu Picchu, Tipon, Moray and Ollantaytambo and in the southwestern U.S., Mesa Verde National Park. His work on the Inca road system has earned Wright six academic awards from Peru universities, a decoration from Peru\u2019s president and a joint honorary doctor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin, according to Janice C. Sheftel, president of the archaeological society.<\/p>\n<p>The 24,000-mile Inca road system joins six countries from Chile to Ecuador and has moved people, goods and armies over deserts and mountain ranges. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p>Wright will describe the road and its engineering with an illustrated lecture that highlights the road\u2019s sustainability and scenery. The road system included infrastructure such as drainage works, water supply fountains, bridges, guard houses, checkpoints, retaining walls and ceremonial buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The Inca road is featured at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., an installation on which Wright consulted.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call 970-259-5845.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A panorama of Machu Picchu, built by the Incas in the mid-15th century where the Andes meet the Amazon basin in Peru.Associated Press file The talk will be preceded by a social at 6:30. 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