USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Inca Indians in Peru were the first to cultivate potatoes around 8, 000 BC to 5, 000 B.C. Potato History: The ancient civilizations of the Incas used the time it took to cook a potato as a measurement of time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Incas are believed to have been the first to cultivate potatoes all the way up in the Andes mountain range, at 3, 800 metres above sea level. Wild potato plants already grew around the lake, and communities of Inca farmers began domesticating the potato and learning how to preserve this sturdy veggie.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Incas had learned to preserve the potato for storage by dehydrating and mashing potatoes into a substance called chu�u. Chu�u could be stored in a room for up to 10 years, providing excellent insurance against possible crop failures.

Detailed explanation-4: -Resilient and sturdy the potato is suitable for cultivation at many different altitudes depending on the species and quickly became a staple part of their diet. The Incas quickly learned that the potato was ideal to be stored through a process of dehydrating and mashing the potatoes into a substance called chuñu.

Detailed explanation-5: -The earliest recorded trace of the spud was found in the Peruvian Andes at around 6000BC. Research implies that communities of hunters initially came to the South American continent 7000 years before harvesting wild potato plants. The plants sprouted around Lake Titicaca situated high up in the mountains.