Some researchers estimate that as many as half of the Incan population died soon after the Spanish conquest. Much of the traditional farming knowledge and engineering expertise was lost.

The sediments, which contain evidence of Inca farming including the remains of seeds and mites that feed on llama dung, come from Marcacocha, a small lake near Cuzco, Peru, at the heart of the ...

Archaeologists have identified a series of terraces in an area near Cuzco as a potential agricultural research station for the Inca Empire, which flourished in Peru between 500 and 600 years ago.

"Survival became the overriding issue - farming was secondary," Juan explained. However, some are now returning from the cities and settling back into agriculture - and the restoration of the Inca ...

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The reserve is home to an Indigenous community that preserves Incan farming techniques and grows more than 100 varieties of root vegetables in addition to many kinds of beans, maize and grains.

Gordon Ramsay and a local farming family dine together and enjoy ... More than 500 years ago, this region was the heart of the Inca Empire. While many things have changed, the altitude of this ...