María Rostworowski (1915–2016) is considered one of the most important historians of the Andean world. In Historia del Tahuantinsuyo , she challenges the traditional, romanticized view of the Inca Empire often found in official chronicles (like Garcilaso de la Vega).
) to different ecological zones (the coast for salt/fish, the high sierra for potatoes, the jungle for coca) to ensure a "vertical archipelago" of resources for the community. 5. Why It Matters Today
She emphasizes that this was a vertical archipelago economy (the theory of John Murra, which she builds upon), where the state sought to control different ecological floors to ensure the distribution of resources. She details how the mitmaqkuna (relocated populations) were used not just for military defense, but to secure economic production in different climates.
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