Today is National Corn Day in Guatemala, so we figured we could share some interesting facts about the most cultivated grain in the world, and one of the most cultivated crops. Corn comes in different shapes and colors As it is well known in most countries in Mesoamérica, there are corn varieties that produce different…
Maize: The most important crop for The Mayan Culture
It is estimated that, in Mesoamerica, agriculture could have occurred 9,000 or 10,000 years ago, approximately. This area, which covers the southern half of Mexico and part of Central America, has been considered one of the most important centers of plant domestication in the world due to the coexistence of extraordinary plant diversity and a…