Qeswachaka is one of the attractions near cusco that is rapidly gainig popularity among reavellers.The Q’eswachaka bridge in Peru is rebuilt every year using traditional inca engineering techniques by the local communities on either side of the canyon. This bridge has been continually rebuilt in this same location since the time of the Inca.

The bridge has an elevation of 15 meters and links the community on both sides of apurimac river.

Qeswachaka bridge was built using solid straw of vegetable fibre which gave name qeswachaka .Qeswa means braid and chaka means bridge.Every year ,in june,locals from the village participate in a four  days festival where they gather to refurbish the bridge.

On the first day,men from the community wander around to gather enough straw of vegetable fibre or ichu as  it is known in quechua .Women from the community gather later that day to weave then.it is the responsibility of men to join and braid them.To construct the bridge, grass called q’oya is harvested and then prepared to be woven into large cables beginning with small cord which is twisted together from the local grass. These cords are then twisted to form a larger rope and the ropes are then braided to create the main cable.

Up on the highway, the community works together to pull these ropes to stretch them out. These ropes are woven and twisted. Each rope is made from 30 of the small cords and then three of these ropes are braided to form the cables that will support the bridge.

Day three,they assemble the new bridge and the community cross over it to mark the completion of refurbishing the renowned,qeswachaka bridge.

All day long, the community pulls on the new cables to prepare them for the bridge. These supporting cables are anchored to the stone abutments on either side of the canyon.”

On the fourth day,when the bridge is finally finished the communities come together to celebrate the completion. Where they dance to andean folkoric tunes.The structure is remarkably safe. It has been built for centuries in this way and can hold dozens of people at any one time.