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Peru's ancient irrigation systems turned deserts into farms because of culture

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Peru's ancient irrigation systems turned deserts into farms because of culture

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RSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 1 month ago
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Peru’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it, the systems failed
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Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern societies realize. Glacier loss adds to the challenge today.

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  • Randomgal@lemmy.ca
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    30 days ago

    Not to mention that they decimated the population that would have farmed those lands.

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      Why aren’t the methods we used on different climate not working!

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