El Parque de la Papa está ubicado en el Valle Sagrado de los Incas, entre altitudes comprendidas entre 3,400 y 4,600 metros sobre el nivel del mar y cubre un área de extensión de aproximadamente 9,000 hectáreas. Contiene la más grande variedad de papas nativas en el mundo (1,334 variedades) y se considera un centro secundario de domesticación de la papa.
08:36 | Cusco (Cusco region), Feb. 23.
Peru's Environment Minister Elsa Galarza and second Vice-President Mercedes Araoz visited Potato Park in Cusco to learn from successful experiences of five Quechua communities that manage it through a collective governance structure.
This type of management is focused on the conservation and sustainable use of native potatoes and their commercial enhancement, including wild species.
After a tour through Potato Park's top biocultural landscapes, Galarza said the use of these natural resources contributes to Andean communities' economic and social development and promotes preservation of Andean ecosystems, genes and species in the context of climate change.
Located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, between 3,400 m and 4,600 m above sea level, the Park covers a 9,000 ha area.
It contains the largest collection of native potatoes in the world (1,334 types) and is deemed a secondary center of potato domestication.
According to the government official, community experiences that changed territories into biocultural management places are enriching, because they recorded numerous achievements such as culinary innovations based on diverse native potatoes, seed production and storage strategies to adapt to climate change, as well as use of inclusive business models.
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Published: 2/23/2017