Perú’s ancient irrigation systems succeeded in turning deserts into farms because of the culture − without it the systems failed

A pre-Hispanic canal funnels water from mountains to farm fields. Ari Caramanica – By Ari Caramanica, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Vanderbilt University Published: 2025 Apr 08 – Seeing the north coast of Perú for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s …