Country: Bolivia, Peru Year: 26.08.1992 Dur: 26.10 The native peoples of America, the Amerindians, first cultivated almost two-thirds of the fruits and vegetables eaten in Europe today. At the time of the Spanish conquest, Amerindian medicine and surgery were far more advanced than anything in Europe. Their knowledge saved countless millions of lives, a debt that has never been repaid. At this time western bankers continued to squeeze Latin American economies dry.