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unusual facts about Agriculture in Mesoamerica


Agriculture in Mesoamerica

# Pinto bean - "painted/speckled" bean; nitrogen-fixer traditionally planted in conjunction with the "two sisters", maize and squash, to help condition soil; runners grew on maize


Forest gardening

El Pilar on the Belize-Guatemala border features a forest garden to demonstrate traditional Maya agricultural practices.


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