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Farm land on a hillside in Peru near to city of Cusco

South America - Moray, ancient Inca circular terraces. Probable there is the Incas laboratory of agriculture, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Peru

his image captures the ancient Andean terraces near Cusco, Peru, a marvel of pre-Columbian agricultural engineering. These terraces were designed to maximize arable land area in mountainous regions, improve irrigation, and prevent erosion, demonstrating the advanced understanding the Incas had of their environment

Rural landscape, rice fields, small ponds for fishes, hills in background and some villages on sunny day.

Terraced Fields in Changchuan Township, Lintan County, Gannan Prefecture, Gansu Province, China

View Of The Inca Archeological Site In Pisac, Peru

One of Philippine's nature artistry unfolds in every meticulously cultivated patch, a testament to sustainable farming practices.

29MPix XXXXL size - this panoramic landscape is an very high resolution multi-frame composite and is suitable for large scale printing. Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. It is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Arequipa. It is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States at 4,160 m. However, the canyon's walls are not as vertical as those of the Grand Canyon. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with towns founded in Spanish Colonial times and formerly inhabited by the Collaguas and the Cabanas. The local people still maintain ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces.

The archaeological site of Moray in the Cusco Region of Peru is at an elevation of 3,500 m (11,500 ft). The site contains unusual Inca ruins consisting of several enormous terraced circular depressions, the largest of which is approximately 30 m (98 ft) deep. As with many other Inca sites, it also has a sophisticated irrigation system. The purpose of these depressions is uncertain, but their depth, design, and orientation with respect to wind and sun creates a temperature difference of as much as 15 Â°C (27 Â°F) between the top and the bottom. It is possible that this large temperature difference was used by the Inca to study the effects of different climatic conditions on crops. Speculation about the site has led to discussion about Moray as an Inca agricultural experiment station.

A view of cultivation terraces at Colca Canyon, Chivay, Peru

Amazing scenery and typical terraces and architecture in Pisac, Peru

Montañas en Perú, Cusco

Early morning in Peru

Small hut in middle of field of canyon in Peru

Mérida is a beautiful city in the Andes mountains in northwestern Venezuela. It is characterized by its climate, colonial architecture, parks and its cordial and kind people.

View Of The Archeological Site In Pisac, Peru

Cusco Region Outskirts Area around the City

The Acchapata area, Inca Pisaq, Peru

A view of Moray Archaeological Area, Peru. It is visited on the excursion called Sacred Valley.

Aerial view of terraced fields in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, China

Agricultural terraces in Pisac, Peru

Inca terraces in the Sacred Valley - Pisac, Peru

Expansive farmland with patches of green and brown fields under a cloudy sky. Rural landscape, Isalo National Park, Madagascar.

View of mountains village and forests in Sacred Valley- Urubamba valley- Peru

Pisac is located on the long crest of a 3000m high mountain overlooking the southern end of the Urubamba Valley or Sacred Valley...The Inca constructed agricultural terraces on the steep hillside, which are still in use today. They created the terraces by hauling richer topsoil by hand.from the lower lands. The terraces enabled the production of surplus food, more than would normally be possible at altitudes as high as 11,000 feet.

Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca River in southern Peru. It is located about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Arequipa. It is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the United States at 4,160 m. However, the canyon's walls are not as vertical as those of the Grand Canyon. The Colca Valley is a colorful Andean valley with towns founded in Spanish Colonial times and formerly inhabited by the Collaguas and the Cabanas. The local people still maintain ancestral traditions and continue to cultivate the pre-Inca stepped terraces.

Terraced crops in the Colca Canyon, Peru. Spectacular and amazing colorful panorama of the Andes Mountains. Cloudy sky. Snow on a peak.

Sacred Valley in Peru

Stunning Stepped Agricultural Terraces in the Sunlight, Colca Canyon or Valle del Colca in Arequipa Region of Peru

view of Scenery of red soil in Dongchuan, Yunnan,China.

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