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On the desert coast of southern Peru, wealth didn’t glitter. It grew in cornfields. Hundreds of years before the Inca Empire rose to power, the Chincha Kingdom thrived in one of the driest regions on ...

Thirteen miles off the coast of Peru lies a trio of islands with mountainous piles of guano, nicknamed “white gold.” This seabird poop mixed with other waste is such a powerful nitrogen deposit that ...

The pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom (circa 1000-1400 CE), along Peru’s southern coast, was one of the most wealthy and influential of its time before falling to the Inca and Spanish empires. Scientists have ...

Did you know the success of an ancient South American kingdom rested on poo? A specific type of seabird poo helped build one of the most successful ancient societies in Peru, scientists have found.

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Seabird poop, along with food waste, feathers and carcasses, accumulates as guano, which is prized as a nutrient-rich fertilizer. Richard McManus via Getty Images Before the Inca civilization rose to ...

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To the local people feeding the growing flock every day, they are ‘perfect’ creatures with beautiful plumage. To others, they are creating a Hitchcockian nightmare – defecating, stealing and spreading ...