USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The chasquis (also chaskis) were the messengers of the Inca empire. Agile, highly trained and physically fit, they were in charge of carrying the quipus, messages and gifts, up to 240 km per day through the chasquis relay system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Runners, or chaskis, carrying official messages; llama caravans moving corn, potatoes, and cotton; soldiers on military duty; and even the ruler-all traveled on the Inka Road. What is a chaski? Chaskis were short-distance relay runners who delivered official messages and sometimes small parcels throughout the empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Inca used couriers throughout the empire, all along the well-made trails. The couriers worked as a kind of relay team. Stationed every few miles, they could carry messages at a speed of 150 miles a day.

Detailed explanation-4: -From north to south, the Inca Empire stretched more than 2, 500 miles. To communi-cate across this vast distance, the Incas used runners called chasquis to relay messages from one place to another.

Detailed explanation-5: -The chasquis carried messages knotted onto the string quipus which contained official records and other information along roads cut through the Andes Mountains, running at full speed for nine miles or more.