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August 29, 2016

Moray Inca ruins near Maras, Peru

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Moray Inca ruins near Maras, Peru

In the hills near Maras, Peru, deep depressions in the land were terraced by the ancient Inca civilisation that once ruled this region. Modern scholars agree that the hillsides were engineered to serve as agricultural experiment stations. The air temperatures from the rim to the bottom of each basin can differ significantly, suggesting crops were planted on each level to see how temperatures affected growth. A complex irrigation system backs up this theory. In 2009 and 2010, unusually heavy rains caused significant damage to the Moray ruins.

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