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Centuries-old bird poop helped power a pre-Inca kingdom
In A Nutshell Between 1250 and 1400 CE, Peru’s Chincha Kingdom mastered seabird guano fertilization, enabling agriculture in one of Earth’s driest deserts centuries before the Inca Empire arrived ...
Roughly 21 kilometers off Peru’s southern coast, the Chincha Islands hold vast deposits of seabird guano accumulated over centuries. Rich in nitrogen, this material became one of the world’s most ...
Seabird poop played a key role in Chincha Kingdom agriculture, fueling economic growth and political influence in ancient ...
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