El Qhapaq Ñan como Espacio de Poder de la Política Incaica

The Qhapaq Ñan, the Andean Road System, serves as a space of power within the Inca political landscape. A study analyzing visibility patterns along this road through El Shincal de Quimivil, a key administrative and ceremonial site in northwestern Argentina, reveals an organized spatial structure. Using accumulated viewshed analysis—a powerful tool from Geographic Information Systems (GIS)—researchers compared actual visibility patterns with those predicted for a theoretical path. The findings indicate distinct visible and non-visible sectors within the site, suggesting a socially enforced organization shaped by ideological and symbolic mechanisms deployed by the Inca state.

Moralejo, R. A., & Gobbo, D. (2015). EL QHAPAQ ÑAN COMO ESPACIO DE PODER DE LA POLÍTICA INCAICA. Estudios Atacameños, (50), 131–150. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-10432015000100007