We named our quarterly newsletter after the renowned
messengers of the Inca. Chaskis were each responsible for a section of trail
estimated at 2 ½ miles, a route they knew so well they could run it
barefoot on a starless night. Covering miles of Inca roadways daily, the swift
Chaskis handled the intricate communications required to run the empire. Urgent
messages, quipus knotted with vital information, or perhaps exotic foods from
the jungle or the coast were passed from runner to runner, relayed from the far
reaches of the kingdom to its hub in Cusco. This then, is our way of relaying
information to you.