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The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. It was about 39,900 kilometres (24,800 mi) long. [68]: 242 The construction of the roads required a large expenditure of time and effort. [69]: 634 The network was based on two north–south roads with numerous branches. [70]
The history of South America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent of South America. The continent continues to be home to indigenous peoples, some of whom built high civilizations prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 1400s ...
1800s establishments in South America (15 C) 0–9. 1800 in South America (4 C, 3 P) 1801 in South America (5 C, 2 P) 1802 in South America (6 C, 1 P)
Cartography of Latin America, map-making of the realms in the Western Hemisphere, was an important aim of European powers expanding into the New World. Both the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire began mapping the realms they explored and settled. They also speculated on the lands that were marked terra incognita. Indigenous groups ...
This list includes the fifty largest cities in South America by population within city limits, based on the most recent official census results, estimates, or short-term projections available for all of these cities, which refer to mid-2020 populations, except for those of Chilean cities (2017) and Venezuelan cities (2015).
The Inca road system (also spelled Inka road system and known as Qhapaq Ñan [note 1] meaning "royal road" in Quechua [1]) was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. It was about 40,000 kilometres (25,000 mi) long.
1800 establishments in South America (1 C) C. 1800 in the Captaincy General of Chile (1 C, 2 P) V. 1800 in the Viceroyalty of Peru (1 C) 1800 in the Viceroyalty of ...
6 South America. Toggle South America subsection. 6.1 Argentina. 6.2 Bolivia. 6.3 Brazil. 6.4 Chile. 6.5 Peru. ... A map of highways in South Africa. Numbered routes ...