Excerpt from First Part of the Royal Commentaries of the Yncas, by the Ynca Garcilasso De La Vega, Vol. 2: Translated and Edited, With Notes, an Introduction, and an Analytical Index, Containing Books V, Vi, VII, VIII, and IXThe maize lands were sown every year, because, as they Were irrigated and manured like a garden, they were always fertile. They sowed a seed like rice with the maize, called quinua, § which is, also raised on the cold lands.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.