Terrace (earthworks)
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A terrace in agriculture is a flat surface that has been cut into hills or mountains to provide areas for the cultivation for crops, as a method of more effective farming. Terrace agriculture or culti
Terraced fields in the Jabal Haraz region of Yemen.
Rice terraces in Sa Pa, Vietnam.
Rice terraces of the Hani people in Yunnan, China.
Rice terrace in the Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Andén
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An andén, Spanish for "platform", is a stair-step like terrace dug into the slope of a hillside for agricultural purposes. The term is most often used to refer to the terraces built by pre-Columbian c
Terrace (earthworks)
…Himalaya Mountains and likely into the other countries of the Himalaya and Hindu Kush. In the South American Andes, farmers have used terraces, known as andenes, for over a thousand years to farm potatoes, maize, and other native crops. Terraced farming was developed by the Wari culture and other peoples of the…
Andenes in the Sacred Valley at Pisac, Peru
Andenes at Moray, Peru
A water channel to drain and irrigate andenes
Andenes in the Colca Canyon