(4/8)
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)...