. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 2] COLONIAL QUECHUAâKUBLER 333 double economy based upon geographical proximity to two distinct economic zones which were defined by altitude. This is to say, the Quechua towns were settled by preference within easy access both to the Highland pastures and to the arable flood plains of the valleys and canyons. Such situations are those where the inhabitants occupy a grassy, level-topped shoulder, below the mountain woodlands, but high above the valley floor with its deep alluvial pockets. The alti- tude thus selected may vary between 3,000 and 13,000 feet above sea
. Bulletin. Ethnology. Vol. 2] COLONIAL QUECHUAâKUBLER 333 double economy based upon geographical proximity to two distinct economic zones which were defined by altitude. This is to say, the Quechua towns were settled by preference within easy access both to the Highland pastures and to the arable flood plains of the valleys and canyons. Such situations are those where the inhabitants occupy a grassy, level-topped shoulder, below the mountain woodlands, but high above the valley floor with its deep alluvial pockets. The alti- tude thus selected may vary between 3,000 and 13,000 feet above sea level. On such well-watered shoulders, or flat-surfaced spurs, the set- tlers may raise maize, vegetables, and barley (pi. 85). Far below, in the canyon or valley, sugarcane and fruits are grown. Above the settle- ment (13,000 to 17,000 feet (4,000 to 5,000 m.) above sea level), on the other hand, crops of potatoes and flocks of livestock may be main- tained in the mountain pastures near the woodland zone (fig. 30) (Bowman, 1916, p. 57). ZONE OF STORED PRECIPITATION SOURCES OF BASIN STREAM.'. STEEPEST CULTIVABLE LAND IN VALLEY YET IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT FALLS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF AGRICULTURE! ZONE OF CULTIVATION {--LIMIT OF IRRIGATION AND--! i INTENSIVE CULTIVATION â LOWER LIMIT OF PERMANENT1SN0W UPPER LIMIT OF POTATO CULTIVATION ZONE OF MOUNTAIN PASTURES. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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