The potato is native to the Peruvian-Bolivian Andes. It was cultivated in South America by Andean civilizations more than 7,000 years ago. Indigenous peoples, including the Inca, developed hundreds of varieties adapted to different elevations, climates, and soils, and the crop became a dietary staple. The Spaniards who colonized South America introduced potatoes into Europe during the second half of the 16th century.
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