Download or read book Coastal Ecosystems and Economic Strategies at Cerro Azul, Peru written by Joyce Marcus and published by U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cerro Azul, a pre-Inca fishing community in the Kingdom of Huarco, Peru, stood at the interface between a rich marine ecosystem and an irrigated coastal plain. Under the direction of its noble families, Cerro Azul dried millions of fish for shipment to inland communities, from which it received agricultural products and dried llama meat.