Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System' has mentioned 'Sand' in the following places:
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The Incas developed techniques to overcome the difficult territory of the Andes: on steep slopes they built stone steps, while in desert areas near the coast they built low walls to keep the sand from drifting over the road. | WIKI |
Nevertheless, not all the roads were paved; in the Andean puna and in the coastal deserts the road was usually made using packed earth, sand, or simply covering grassland with soil or sand. | WIKI |
In the flatlands and in the deserts, these walls most probably prevented sand from covering the road. | WIKI |
[12] In the absence of walls, the roads in the more deserted areas also used stone rows and wooden poles driven into the sand as route markers. | WIKI |