Lost Crops of the Incas National Research Council Panel on Lost Crops of the Incas
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At the time of the Spanish conquest, the Incas cultivated almost as many species of plants as the farmers of all Asia or Europe. On mountainsides up to four kilometers high along the spine of a whole continent and in climates varying from tropical to polar, they grew a wealth of roots, grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Without iron, wheels, or work animals for plowing, the Indians terraced and irrigated and produced abundant food for 15 million or
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