TRIVIA BITS ...
LEGACY OF THE INCAS
Much has been said about the value of Incan gold.
Coco, the source of cocaine, and cinchona, the source of quinine, are also gifts of the Peruvian civilization to mankind.
But even greater than this is the great legacy of food plants.
The potato,
the pumpkin,
and the pineapple
came from South America and spread throughout the world.
Coco, the source of cocaine, and cinchona, the source of quinine, are also gifts of the Peruvian civilization to mankind.
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