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500 years buried in a jar and still intact: The wild story behind Peru's ancient Inca freeze-dried potatoes

Two small, wrinkled lumps of potato were found buried inside a ceramic jar on the floor of an ancient storage room on the arid southern coast of Peru, and they turned out to be roughly 500 years old, dating back to the height of the Inca Empire. The potatoes are…

The Times of India · Jul 1

‘Coca leaf is life itself’: Andean growers’ hopes fade as WHO upholds global curb

Under US pressure as part of the ‘war on drugs’, the WHO still categorises the sacred Indigenous remedy as akin to heroin or fentanyl, despite its many therapeutic properties

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

‘Cañahua chose me’: can an ancient relative of quinoa revive rural Bolivia’s economy?

The effects of the climate crisis and a lack of jobs are driving young people away from the Andean highlands but a long-shunned crop could stem the tide

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025