AMERINDIAN LANDSCAPES

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AMERINDIAN LANDSCAPES

• LAS 200
• Luis G. Baptiste

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PRECOLUMBIAN LAND USES

• Lowland hunter-gatherers
• Mountain seasonal dwellers
• Slash and burn agriculture
• Slash and rot agriculture
• Vertical integration

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HUNTER GATHERERS

• More fishing than hunting
• Extensive use of palms Rainforest
• Wetland occupation Andean and Caribean

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WETLAND MANAGEMENT
Cassava
Corn Beans
Tortoises
Ducks (Migratory Local
Fish (Migratory Local)
Crocs
Capybara
SEDIMENTS
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MIGRATORY AGRICULTURE
A3
B3
B2
A2
A1
A4
B1
A5
HOUSE B
HOUSE A
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VERTICAL INTEGRATION
December-January Fasting and Praying at the
peaks (Dry season)
9 months corn February to October
6 months corn April to September
4 months corn May to August
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AGRODIVERSITY CENTERS

• México and Guatemala Beans, corn squash
• Ecuador Cuy
• Perú Potato, amaranto, quinua
• Bolivia Llama
• Amazonia Cassava, pinneaple, tobacco, other
  beans

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