Where were potatoes first grown?
Potatoes were first domesticated in the Andes Mountains of South America, in what's now Peru and Bolivia, thousands of years ago.
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- Where did corn come from?
“Corn was domesticated about 9,000 years ago in Mexico from a wild grass called teosinte.”
Reference: Smithsonian Magazine
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Where was corn first domesticated?
Corn (maize) was first domesticated about 9,000 years ago in southern Mexico from a wild grass called teosinte.
Which country has the most Spanish speakers?
Mexico has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, more than Spain itself.