Cruz P. auteur aut IRD Egan N. auteur aut IRD Joffre R. auteur aut IRD Cladera J.L. auteur aut IRD Winkel Thierry auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access This article examines the agrarian landscape in one part of the southern Andes (Quebrada of Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina). The region possesses extensive and well-preserved archaeological remains of agricultural systems, which stretch back to pre-Hispanic times. In this study, we employ an interdisciplinary approach in our analysis of the components that structure the agrarian landscape, especially those historical processes that intervened in its formation. The creation of a cartographic base, built from remote sensing and fieldwork data, allowed for the identification of four principal components of the landscape, each of which correspond to distinct phases or periods that mark the region's history. Our study shows that, in contrast to what is observed in many other rural areas, the successive productive dynamics that developed in the area did not result in the destruction of previous productive structures. Rather, the agrarian landscape in the study area presents a multi-temporal agglutinating combination or composition, which transcends historical discontinuities in the productive matrix. This is owing to the partial reutilisation of previous structures in each period; however, religious and cultural factors play an important role. The agrarian landscape we studied is not only a passive result of human activity, but also a force influencing the productive and lifestyle decisions of the peasant populations that live there today. Our research amplifies the understanding of agrarian landscapes in the Andes and shows how past temporalities are articulated with the present through a dialectical process. specialized ANDES ARGENTINE JUJUY 098RURAL1 128CARTO 112ARCHEO02 Themistocleous K. ed. edt IRD 10 7 687 [24 ] 2021 2073-445X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082445 10.3390/land10070687 2073-445X [F B010082445] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082445 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2021-08/010082445.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2021-07-19 2025-02-24 fdi:010082445 fre