Inca civilisation owes success to llama dung

We have the Incas to thank for french fries. They were the first to grow potatoes. Which probably was more important than the dung used to grow them.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/22/incas-llama-manure-crops The Incas may have created the biggest empire in the Americas and built Machu Picchu, among other wonders, thanks to a previously overlooked ingredient: llama dung. Manure from llama herds provided fertiliser which enabled corn to be cultivated at very high altitudes, allowing the Inca civilisation to flourish in the Andes and conquer much of South America, according to research. The Incas also used llama manure as fuel to cook and make ceramics. Garcilaso de la Vega, an early Spanish chronicler, noted that farmers in the Cuz... [More]

http://www.guardian....ma-manure-crops .. bits from the short article talking about the importance of llama dung in the lives of Inca. The Incas may have created the biggest empire in the Americas and built Machu Picchu, among other wonders, thanks to a previously overlooked ingredient: llama dung. Manure from llama herds provided fertiliser which enabled corn to be cultivated at very high altitudes, allowing the Inca civilisation to flourish in the Andes and conquer much of South America, according to research. The Incas also used llama manure as fuel to cook and make ceramics. Garcilaso de l... [More]

. . . . . . EXTRA !*!*!* EXTRA !*!*!* Researcher says: Inca Empire Built on Potatoes!

Owes success is exaggerate thing to say. Anyways, interesting point of view.

. . . . . . EXTRA !*!*!* EXTRA !*!*!* Researcher says: Inca Empire Built on Potatoes! ..... EXTRA !*!*!*!* Researcher says: Western Civilization was built on nothing but paper money. .

I admire the Inca. * From the little i know of them. I was just kidding with the sensational headline thing. Potatoes were very important though , they could be grown at higher altitudes than maize. *

I admire the Inca. * From the little i know of them. I was just kidding with the sensational headline thing. Potatoes were very important though , they could be grown at higher altitudes than maize. * Heh, so was I.

... ok, i get it now... ya, i have a lot more respect for the accomplishments of the Inca than our current fast buck society.

composted llama doo is is an excellent fertilizer. Llamas poop in big communal piles, sorta doing that composting/collecting thing for us. There are usually llama wranglers that sell it in nice little bags at most green-centric fairs. It has no smell and a little goes a long way.