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Bowl and kiva vessel: Pottery characteristic of Mesa Verde, black on white, decorated with geometric designs, creating a kinetic positive-negative effect. Diameter: 10.4 inches. The ears of corn date from the time when Mesa Verde was inhabited. Anasazi Culture, MVM.
MVM = Mesa Verde National Park Museum (Colorado)

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Au pied de la Cordillère, la riche vallée de Pisco, bien que située en bordure des déserts côtiers, nourrit des troupeaux de vaches, et les champs de maïs y prospèrent.

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Dans le village d'Acomayo, près de Huánuco, des files d'épis de mais sèchent et se dorent au soleil.

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Héritée des Incas, la coutume veut qu’on boive la chicha de mais mousseuse et alcoolisée par la fermentation dans de grands verres qui ont remplacé les beaux kéros de bois laqué. - Chinchero, Cuzco

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Né, selon la légende, des dents d'un enfant du Soleil, le mais fut «adoré comme un dieu» dans tout l'ancien Pérou. Des épis de maïs en pierre on Sara Mama étaient enterrés dans les champs, et des choclos d'or, avec les momies. Aujourd'hui encore, quand on sème le maïs dans la sierra, de joyeuses fêtes sont célébrées. (Museo regional de Ica, Pérou.)

Corn on the cob hangs to dry on the wall of the house. Acomayo in the Huánuco region in central Peru. - 1969

Irrigation of the maize field at the camp near the confluence of the Tamgak and Zakkat rivers - Aïr - Niger - 2001

At the Pasta junction (Nudo), the three Colombian mountain ranges converge to form a high-mountain landscape that is difficult to classify. The rugged, deeply incised mountain flanks contrast with basins filled with volcanic ash and gently sloping foothills, which support the maize fields of the indigenous farmers. - Book: Picture 24 - Colombia - 1977

Sunday market in Cajabamba, west of Riobamba. Two hundred varieties of potato, ranging from small white tubers to huge red sweet potatoes, a dozen varieties of maize, quinoa (‘Peruvian rice’), pulses, as well as animal feed and, occasionally, modern fertilisers and colourings are on offer at these markets. - Book: Picture 31 - Ecuador - 1976

Corn on the cob hangs to dry on the wall of the house. Acomayo in the Huánuco region in central Peru. - 1969