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Mexica’s Logistics 500 years ago

By the time this is published, in 2021, 500 years will have passed since the conquest of Tenochtitlán, and the fusion of cultures of what is now Mexico. Let us review the legacy that this entire process has left, in the area of the topic at hand: logistics and freight transport. 500 Years Ago the Mexica Knew about Logistics and Practiced it on a Daily Basis as We Do Now… ¿Or Better? I dedicate this short piece to my son, Pablo Santillán Hernández, currently studying archaeology.

  • Information sheet

    • Date: 2021
    • Author(s): SANTILLÁN DOHERTY Carlos
    • Domain(s): Freight Transport / General
    • PIARC Ref.: RR388-051
    • Number of pages: 3
  • This article has been published in the Routes/Roads magazine

    N° 388

    1e trimestre 2021 / Mars

    Transport de marchandises