USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The chasqui s (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: -Another interesting feature of Inca roads was the use of runners (chaski or chasquis). Moving as fast as they could, they operated in relays, passing information to a fresh runner stationed every six to nine kilometres.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Incas did not have an alphabetic writing system but they did have the ‘quipus’, a set of ropes and knots that, when decoded, recorded a statistic or, even They communicated a message.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.