Messengers In Pre-Spanish Peru

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What kind of technology do you use? You probably have an iPad or a phone, and you most likely use them everyday. Now, think back to as recent as the 1900s, you would’ve been lucky if you had a telegraph. Do you think you could have lived back then? You’re likely glad you were born during this age. Technology has made our lives much better and easier. Messengers in pre-Spanish Peru would run 150 miles in one day, using a relay system (Robinson). Now, imagine the only way to send a message to your friend was to have messengers run all the way there and back. Or for the message to be sent by ship, which would take weeks, even months. Then, the answer would take another couple of months to get back. Which is considering that the ship wasn't attacked

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