On either side of a gorge high in the Peruvian Andes, an aging rope bridge sags precariously over the Apurímac River. 1 of 13 A Quechua man walks across the old suspension bridge at the start of the ...

Dangling over a vertiginous gorge, the Apurimac River flowing around 10 stories below, Indigenous Peruvians show no fear as they repair a centuries-old Inca rope suspension bridge -- the world's last.

Artisans move a large rope cable into place. Photo courtesy of Área de Expresiones Tradicionales y Costumbristas, Sub Dirección de Interculturalidad, Dirección Desconcentrada de Cultura del Cusco ...

Every June, members of the Quechua Indigenous group come together to braid thick ropes made from a type of Andean straw, then brave the chasm without harnesses to replace worn parts of the Q'eswachaka ...