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AMERINDIAN LANDSCAPES

AMERINDIAN LANDSCAPES. LAS 200 Luis G. Baptiste. PRECOLUMBIAN LAND USES. Lowland hunter-gatherers Mountain seasonal dwellers Slash and burn agriculture Slash and rot agriculture Vertical integration. HUNTER GATHERERS. More fishing than hunting Extensive use of palms: Rainforest

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AMERINDIAN LANDSCAPES

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  1. AMERINDIAN LANDSCAPES LAS 200 Luis G. Baptiste

  2. PRECOLUMBIAN LAND USES • Lowland hunter-gatherers • Mountain seasonal dwellers • Slash and burn agriculture • Slash and rot agriculture • Vertical integration

  3. HUNTER GATHERERS • More fishing than hunting • Extensive use of palms: Rainforest • Wetland occupation: Andean and Caribean

  4. WETLAND MANAGEMENT Cassava Corn & Beans Tortoises Ducks (Migratory & Local Fish (Migratory & Local) Crocs Capybara SEDIMENTS

  5. MIGRATORY AGRICULTURE A3 B3 B2 A2 A1 A4 B1 A5 HOUSE B HOUSE A

  6. 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

  7. 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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