The Andean cultures differ from those of Mesoamerica in a few characteristics.
-They had besides the corn, another great food source, the tubers, especially
the potato, unknown in Mesoamerica
-They used the digging stick and the “taclla” (andean standing plow).
-They had llamas and alpacas (camelids) that provided wool, meat and means of loading, which did not exist in Mesoamerica. The Mesoamericans domesticated the turkey, which did not happen in South America.
-They made intensive use of terraces and cultivation platforms on the
hillsides.
-They made intensive use of terraces and cultivation platforms on the
hillsides.
-They applied dehydration techniques such as chuño or "papa chuna" and
“charki” stuffed llama meat) and food storage (silos dug into the ground).
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