Andean
Americanadjective
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Origin of Andean
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Indigenous Andean communities were the first to domesticate the starch-rich crop, turning it into a dietary staple long before potatoes spread around the world.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Yet it’s clear that the artist did see Mary as benevolent, given her complete association with the mountain, which had long been an Andean sacred site, a place where and to which native people prayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
She will become the Andean country's ninth president in a decade.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
The formal declaration of Fujimori's win brings one of Peru's tightest leadership contests of all time to a close and ushers in the Andean nation's ninth president in a decade.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Because pure gold and silver are too soft to hold their shape, Andean metalworkers mixed them with other metals, usually copper.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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