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Picture of the Andean highlands, farmed with Waru Waru technology, consisting of many raised fields in a patchwork optic. in the valley. Subtitle: At the Incan civilization's height in the 1400s, the system of terraces covered about a million hectares throughout Peru and fed the vast empire. Cynthia Graber Source: https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/P3d-67l5_VNCbpXJLlv5eX0YwQc=/fit-in/1072x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Inca-farming-ancient-terraces-7.jpg

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Picture of the Andean highlands, farmed with Waru Waru technology, consisting of many raised fields in a patchwork optic. in the valley. Subtitle: At the Incan civilization's height in the 1400s, the system of terraces covered about a million hectares throughout Peru and fed the vast empire. Cynthia Graber Source: https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/P3d-67l5_VNCbpXJLlv5eX0YwQc=/fit-in/1072x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Inca-farming-ancient-terraces-7.jpg
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HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴 (histopol@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 18:18:33 JST HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴
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Whereas #WaruWaru (also called #camellones in #Peru) was developed for mountain #agriculture, the author Beatrice Salinetti, like me, seems to see an application for many arid regions on all continents.
[TO BE CONTINUED in (5/8):
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110003784757750634]
Other Sources:
https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread913772/pg1 (nice intro into #WaruWaru)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/farming-like-the-incas-70263217/ (she incorrectly attributes the technology to the conquering #Incas, who were but a small pastoral tribe until the 12th century)...

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