ANTH 1140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Cassava, Forest Gardening, 30Th Parallel South
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Ceren environment and location, named after joya de ceren, a nearby town, el salvador, 1500 ft. above sea level alongside the rio sucio, located in the zapotitan valley, a volcanic landscape c. i. Mountains and other smaller cones surround the rest of the valley c. iv. Very volatile; cause eruptions and earthquakes c. iv. 1. c. iv. 2. Two massive regional disasters: ilopango and coatepeque c. iv. 2. a. Ilopango in ad 175 causing zapotitan valley to be abandoned for two to three centuries c. iv. 2. b. After soil = enriched by ash, people move back and start: tropical climate. Average annual temperature is 75 degrees f d. ii. Average rain fall is 67 inches d. ii. 1. d. ii. 2. d. ii. 3. d. ii. 4. d. ii. 5. Begins between may and june, and lasts through october. But can be up to double that amount, or as low as half of it. Modern farmers adapt crops for dry/soggy years d. iii. Strong winds during the rainy season disrupt maize farming d. iii. 1. d. iii. 2. Seeds can be blown away or crops torn down.
