USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Inca had two main uses of transportation on the roads: the chasqui (runners) for relaying information (through the quipus) and lightweight valuables throughout the empire and llamas caravans for transporting goods. Llamas were used as pack animals in large flocks.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Incas used llamas to carry goods on the roads. They built rest houses called tampus about every 12 to 20 miles along the roads.

Detailed explanation-3: -Llamas were the Incas’ most important domestic animal, providing food, clothing and acting as beasts of burden. They were also often sacrificed in large numbers to the gods.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Inca used the chasqui (runners) and llamas and alpacas for the transportation on the roads. The chasqui were able to run 240 km (150 mi) per day. They were in charge of delivering everything much like the Pony Express of the 1860s in North America. Alpacas and llamas are lightweight animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Treasured by the ancient Inca civilisation, their fine fleeces were reserved for Incan royalty. Together with their close relatives, the llamas, alpacas provided clothing, food, fuel and, no doubt, companionship as domesticated animals high in the altiplano of Peru, Chile and Bolivia.