Elba, Verónica, Diego

3. The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the
perennial Solanaceae family. The word potato may
refer to the plant itself as well as to the edible tuber.

5. • In the Altiplano (in the Andes), potatoes
would provide the principal energy source
for the Inca Empire and its predecessors.

6. • In Peru above
10,000 feet
altitude, tubers
exposed to the
cold night air
turned into
chuño; this way,
chuño was
stored for years
with no loss of
nutritional value.

7. • We introduced the
potato to Europe in
the second half of
the 16th century,
when we conquered
the Inca Empire.
• The potato became
an important field
crop, and played a
major role in the
European 19th
century diet.

9. THE TOMATO
The tomato is It’s
a tasty, typically red considered a
fruit. Originating in vegetable for
South America, the culinary purposes
tomato was spread which has caused
around the world some confusion.
following the Spanish The fruit is rich in
colonization of the lycopene, which
Americas, and its many may have
varieties are now beneficial health
widely grown. effects.
The tomato belongs to the nightshade family. The plants typically grow to
1–3 metres in height and have a weak stem. It is a perennial in its native
habitat

10. THE TOMATO
The tomato is
native to south America
where is located in the
highlands of Peru.
One species, was transported to Mexico
where it was grown and consumed by Mesoamerican
civilizations. The first domesticated tomato may have
been a little yellow fruit, similar in size to a cherry
tomato, grown by the Aztecs of Central America. The
word tomato means "the swelling fruit".

11. Many historians believe that the Spanish explorer Hernán
Cortés may have been the first to transfer the small yellow tomato
to Europe after he conquered the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan
Tenochtitlan, now Mexico city, in 1521.
Others believe Christopher
Columbus, who worked for
the Spanish monarchy, was
the first European to take
back the tomato, as early as
1493.
The Aztecs believed that those who witnessed the ingestion
of tomato seeds were blessed with powers of divination.

12. The horse

13. What animals did we introduce to
America?
Sheeps
Horses Donkeys
Porks Rabbits Dogs

14. - Herbivore mammal
with long curve neck
-The female is called
mare and their
babies are called
colts
-They can measure
from 142 to 183 cm
and their weight
goes from 500 to
1000 kg

15. The animals Spanish and European people
introduced in these new lands were considered as
exotic species and at the beginning native people
were scared of some of them

16. During the conquest, European horses
were considered the best of the world, so
they were really wanted between most of
the people

17. In the past,
horses were
mainly used
in war times,
nowadays
they are used
a lot in
exhibitions