Pishku chaqui

It is an irrigation system in which the water from the river or stream is redirected through a main irrigation ditch. Every certain distance, part of the flow is directed to a secondary irrigation ditch, which is then divided into two by using scaffolds, forming an inverted “Y” shape that resembles a bird’s foot. The water, at the end of its journey through the tertiary irrigation ditches, begins to move by gravity and covers the surface of the land by flooding, thus facilitating the development of crops.