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Peru's Great Urban Experiment (2023)
A millennium ago, the Chimú built a new way oflife in the vast city of Chan Chan
Collambay is in a small climatic zone called the chaupiyunga, an especially sunny area between the coastal valleys and the highlands that is the only place on the western slopes of the Andes suitable for growing coca, one of Andean peoples’ most precious crops. Throughout the region, the Chimú used their irrigation expertise to maximize the production of cotton, maize, squash, lima beans, chili peppers, gourds, sweet potatoes, peanuts, avocados, and other fruits including guanabana or soursop, which, archaeological evidence indicates, seems to have been one of their favorite foods. (Courtesy Gabriel Prieto)Chimú rulers’ desire for wealth pushed them to expand their territory and form relationships in search of new sources of food, raw materials, human capital, and tribute from the people under their control.
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