Q'eswachaka Rope Bridge, over the Apurimac Canyon in Peru

Atlas Obscura Highlights: Rope + Wire; Traditions + Rituals

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 18, 2018

Ella Morton, Atlas Obscura's senior editor and co-author of Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders (Workman Publishing Company, 2016), joins us each day during the pledge drive to talk about some of her favorite hidden gems from the Atlas Obscura trove. Today's themes are rope and wire, traditions and rituals.

Ella recommends:
Near: The Manhattan Eruv
Far: Q'eswachaka Rope Bridge over Apurimac Canyon in Peru

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