Eight thousand years of cultivation: Peru keeps alive its fascinating 'potato culture'
21 Apr 2021 - 12:58 For eight thousand years, the inhabitants of ancient Peru cultivated potatoes in the Andean lands. This native Andean tuber is a source of food and tradition to the people of the high Andes and a priceless gift of nature to the world. More than 480 years have passed since the Spaniards discovered the potato in the Andes, a treasure from the Empire of Incas; taken to Europe, since then the potato has travelled and conquered the world. Nowadays, more than billions of people in more than 150 countries obtain the highest rate of growth of old food crops. According to resear...
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