The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 181National Geographic Society., 1992 - Geography |
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Page 112
... road system . Despite their organi- zational efficiency , the Inca had not invented the wheel and had no wheeled transport . Inca highways were built for human runners , columns of sol- diers , or lines of llamas . The roads were quite ...
... road system . Despite their organi- zational efficiency , the Inca had not invented the wheel and had no wheeled transport . Inca highways were built for human runners , columns of sol- diers , or lines of llamas . The roads were quite ...
Page 84
... road had recently been graded . Even more startling than the quality of the road was the greenness around it . We had entered a land of rain - as much as eight inches a year . Five hours out of Alice Springs a small white arrow ...
... road had recently been graded . Even more startling than the quality of the road was the greenness around it . We had entered a land of rain - as much as eight inches a year . Five hours out of Alice Springs a small white arrow ...
Page 90
... road conditions - for the well - being of the tracks as well as the drivers . " It's very hard to convince outsiders that if they use unsuit- able roads , they will tear them up . I hate to see the desecration . " Floodwaters that had ...
... road conditions - for the well - being of the tracks as well as the drivers . " It's very hard to convince outsiders that if they use unsuit- able roads , they will tear them up . I hate to see the desecration . " Floodwaters that had ...
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