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The land of potatoes is Peru.

• h0l0cube 4y ago
  Not sure why the downvotes. A bit pedantic and distracting from a good story, perhaps, but accurate. > The potato was originally believed to have been domesticated by Native Americans independently in multiple locations, but later genetic studies traced a single origin, in the area of present-day southern Peru and extreme northwestern Bolivia.
  • recuter 4y ago
    Yes and it arrived in Europe by way of the conquistadors. However, it has evolved a bit since. I could be wrong, but much like with bananas the OG version would surprise you in terms of taste/looks.
    • TN1ck 4y ago
      As far as I understand it, Peru already had a lot of highly cultivated potato crops. They have over 4000 different kinds and had sophisticated methods for preservation[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%C3%B1o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%C3%B1o