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Whereas #WaruWaru (also called #camellones in #Peru) was developed for mountain #agriculture, the author #BeatriceSalinetti, like me, seems to see an application for many arid regions on all continents.

[TO BE CONTINUED in (5/8):
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1100 03784757750634]

Other Sources:

https://www. abovetopsecret.com/forum/threa d913772/pg1 (nice intro into #WaruWaru)

https://www. smithsonianmag.com/history/far ming-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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Whereas #WaruWaru (also called #camellones in #Peru) was developed for mountain #agriculture, the author #BeatriceSalinetti, like me, seems to see an application for many arid regions on all continents.

[TO BE CONTINUED in (5/8):
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1100 03784757750634]

Other Sources:

https://www. abovetopsecret.com/forum/threa d913772/pg1 (nice intro into #WaruWaru)

https://www. smithsonianmag.com/history/far ming-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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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