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TRES MOMENTOS PARA UNA HISTORIA DEL MAÍZ: JUAN MARTÍNEZ BORRERO Universidad de Cuenca [email protected] P A J A R E R A E D I C I O N E S Inteligencia Educativa

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Este artículo desarrolla una visión actualizada sobre la historia del maíz en el Ecuador mediante la aproximación a tres momentos: 3000 AC, 500 DC y 1600DC, es decir en el momento de su "invención" en los Andes durante la fase Valdivia, cuando ante la consolidación de estructuras complejas el maíz se utiliza para reforzar las relaciones al interior de los señoríos y en la colonia temprana en los Andes.Una versión más breve se publicará como parte del libro "El maíz", un componente del proyecto Qapac Ñan que impulsa el Ministerio Coordinador de Patrimonio Natural y Cultural del Ecuador, que se espera que esté listo en junio de 2009.

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TRES MOMENTOS PARA UNA HISTORIA DEL MAÍZ:

JUAN MARTÍNEZ BORRERO

Universidad de Cuenca

[email protected]

P A J A R E R A E D I C I O N E S

Intel igencia Educativa

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