Our next stop on the way to the Sacred Valley of the Inca takes us to the Incan ruin of Moray. This site consists of several concentric circles terraced into the landscape. My guide explains that current research suggests that this site was used as a agricultural laboratory by the the great Incan Empire. They understood the differences that temperature and air pressure made on a crop's ability to thrive. By planting different crops at different elevations within the circle, these genius peoples could determine which crops grew best at which conditions. While this theory is not universally accepted by archaeologists, it makes a lot of sense to me. The Inca were meticulous with their study of the environment and through their research and knowledge came to master all aspects of it.
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