Each stage was sufficiently short for a rapid relay and, operating day and night, the service could carry a message from the capital at Cuzco to the city of Quito, 1,250 miles [2,000 km] away, in a matter of five days.
एक इतिहासकार ने कहा: “रास्ते - भर करीब २ - २ किलोमीटर की दूरी पर पड़ाव थे ।