Inspired by recent archaeological research, the people in the Cuzco region of Peru are rebuilding terraces and irrigation systems and reclaiming traditional crops and methods of planting. Cynthia ...
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Lessons from the Incas: How llamas, terraces and trees could help the Andes survive climate change
Many tropical glaciers in the Andes are expected to disappear in the next few decades. Their meltwater sustains millions of people, feeding crops in the dry season, supplying Peru's capital Lima and ...
A period of global warming contributed to the rise of the Inca empire, allowing it to increase food production by planting at higher altitudes on farmland irrigated with water from melting glaciers, a ...
A deceptively simple feat of agricultural engineering helped the Inca to build the largest empire in South American history. In the 15th and early 16th Centuries, a small island in Lake Titicaca was ...
* Climate change may have boosted Inca food production * Study points to melting glaciers starting 800 years ago By Madelyn Fairbanks MARCACOCHA, Peru, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A period of global warming ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many tropical glaciers in the Andes are expected to disappear in the next few decades. Their meltwater sustains millions of people ...
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