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 * Labor relied on the use of man powered tools [|(http://www.mundoandino.com/Peru/Incan-agriculture)]
 * Chakitqulla – plow used to produce a furrow (http://www.mundoandino.com/Peru/Incan-agriculture)
 * Rucana – hoe used to harvest tubers, remove weeds and sow small seeds (http://www.mundoandino.com/Peru/Incan-agriculture)
 * Tacllas – foot plough used to cultivate fields (http://www.mundoandino.com/Peru/Incan-agriculture)
 * Chira (http://www.mundoandino.com/Peru/Incan-agriculture)


 * Fertilizers were used to help cultivate the crops ("http://www.lost-civilizations.net/inca-civilization-page-4.html")
 * Guano made from bird droppings ("http://www.lost-civilizations.net/inca-civilization-page-4.html")
 * Manure from domesticated camelids ("http://www.lost-civilizations.net/inca-civilization-page-4.html")
 * Fallen leaves from trees (http://www.mundoandino.com/Peru/Incan-agriculture)
 * Small fish buried with maize kernels (http://www.mundoandino.com/Peru/Incan-agriculture)


 * Developed andenes which were irrigated terraces making land usable for farming (Burland 26)
 * Built stone retaining walls to hold the soil called terraces (Burland 26)
 * Mountain streams were diverted to run along the terraces (Burland 26)
 * Slabs of stone were laid across the water channels to regulate the amount of water distributed to each terrace (Burland 26)


 * Specific crops were grown on different levels of the andenes (McEwan 23)
 * Top terrace, Suni - potatoes and crops which could withstand the cold (McEwan 23)
 * Bottom terrace, Quechua – bean and maize (McEwan 23)


 * Foods that were grown:
 * Oca, potatoes, mashua, ulluco, maize, kaniwa, quinoa, amaranth, squash, chili peppers, cassaua and quinoa (McEwan 23)


 * Diet primarily consisted of fish, vegetables, nuts and maize, occasionally supplemented with cuyes and camelids (McEwan 23)


 * Main source of meat for common people were cuy (guinea pigs) ("http://www.lost-civilizations.net/inca-civilization-page-4.html")
 * Easy and inexpensive to keep, multiplied rapidly (McEwan 24)


 * Camelids were kept for wool and carrying loads ("http://www.lost-civilizations.net/inca-civilization-page-4.html")
 * [[image:Inca_-_llamas.jpg width="188" height="256" link="http://www.animalwebguide.com/Llama.htm"]][[image:Inca_-_llamas2.jpg width="190" height="256" link="http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/17916/104173/f/689580-Llamas-on-the-Inca-Trail-0.jpg"]][[image:Inca_-_llamas3.jpg width="189" height="257" link="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/inca/empi-06.html"]][[image:Inca_-_llamas4.jpg width="187" height="255" link="http://www.inca.net/images/llama.jpg"]]


 * Llamas and alpacas were the main domesticated animals along with guinea pigs, dogs and ducks ("http://www.lost-civilizations.net/inca-civilization-page-4.html")


 * Each ayllu had their own, self supporting farm ("http://www.lost-civilizations.net/inca-civilization-page-4.html")

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