The Man Who Rebuilds the Last Inca Rope Bridge
Update: 2025-05-15
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At the height of the Incan empire, a series of 200 woven suspension bridges crisscrossed the valleys of the Andes. Today, only one remains. It’s called the Q'eswachaka, and it’s rewoven every year by a continuous line of bridge builders.
Journalist Eliot Stein traveled to Peru to meet the current bridge builder, and to witness this incredible tradition. His book, Custodians of Wonder, chronicles traditions like these across the globe, and the people preserving them.
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interested but hard to listen with Dylan aggressively cutting off Eliot, the guest speaker. An uncomfortable and unpleasant episode to listen.