POTATO PARK - PISAQ
The Potato Park is not just a conservation initiative for various varieties of potatoes. It is, above all, a bio-cultural territory dedicated to the conservation of the heritage of six indigenous communities that live here.
POTATO PARK
The Ayllu System Biocultural innovations
No only hundreds of cultivated varieties but also related wild species, the landscape and its elements that also include knowledge, traditions, innovations and the worldview of the more than 6000 inhabitants.
Ecosystem/Ecology
Height between 3200 and 5000 meters above sea level. Mixed use of soils, including rotational fields (muyuys), permanent cultivation fields (chacras), native shrubs and forests, non-native forests, grazing areas, lakes, rivers and wetlands
Communities
- Cuyo Grande
- Sacaca
- Chawaytire
- Amaru
- Pampallaqta
- Paru Paru
Biological and Genetic Diversity
- Various traditional crops such as tarwi, quinoa, kiwicha, corn, beans, olluco, oca.
- 1400 varieties of native potato and other Andean tubers
- Raising animals that provide meat (guinea pig, alpaca), sheep’s wool, llama, and alpaca; medicines.
- Microgenecenter of domestication. 3 species – wild potato.
Economic Activities
- Agriculture
- Seed Company
- Agro-ecoturism
- Gastronomy
- Crafts
- Natural Products
We can create a better tomorrow
Promoting a conservation and development approach rights-based through the implementation of Biocultural Territories
Insights of Indigenous Knowledge
Discover in-depth research and perspectives on biodiversity, indigenous rights, and sustainable development.
Biocultural innovations in the Potato Park
The Potato Park is not just an initiative to conserve varieties of potatoes. It is, above all, a biocultural territory dedicated to the conservation of the heritage of the indigenous communities that live there.
The Ayllu System of the Potato Park
Not only hundreds of cultivated potato varieties but also the related wild species, the landscape and all its elements which include the knowledge, traditions, innovations, and worldview of the more than 6,000 inhabitants.
Peruvian Farmers Could Save the Planet
Farmers in the Potato Park work to create new genetic varieties of potatoes that are more resilient in the face of climate change.
