Avenida Caminos del Inca

Caminos del Inca Avenue

Monumental arch next to the avenue
Namesake	Inca road system
From	Angamos Avenue
Major junctions	Alfredo Benavides Avenue
To	Tomás Marsano Avenue

Caminos del Inca Avenue (Spanish: Avenida Caminos del Inca) is a major avenue that crosses through the district of Santiago de Surco in Lima, Peru. It starts at its intersection with Angamos Avenue, and continues southbound until it reaches Tomás Marsano Avenue.

History

Its name comes from the fact that it follows one of the paths of the Inca road system, as do a number of major avenues.[1] The path that it forms part of is the road that starts at Santa Ana Church, in Barrios Altos.[2]

On September 25, 2001, Carlos Dargent [es], mayor of Surco, and the Spanish colony, with the presence of the King and Queen of Spain, inaugurated the Friendship Arch, a faithful copy of its predecessor, the Moorish Arch, located in the María Graña Ottone Friendship Park, in the avenue's intersection with Alfredo Benavides Avenue.[3]

See also

• Inca road system

References

1. "Las avenidas de Lima que conservan el trazado prehispánico". El Comercio. 2014-07-05.
2. Arroyo, Pamela (2023-08-19). "Camino del Inca en Lima: ¿qué distritos y qué avenidas se han construido encima?". La República.
3. Arco de la Amistad (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Santiago de Surco. 2003.