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argentinacorn is the symbol oF the americas’ peoples and cultures, with hubs oF corn biodiversity Found From mexico to argentinatechnology is very proud of this result. Technological developments, however, have also reduced the natural diversity of corn and its different flavors, colors and traditional uses. This diversity is being irretrievably lost.In Argentina, the abandonment of the countryside, the transculturation of food and the switch to hybrid corn are the main reasons behind the dis- appearance of many varieties. In the northeast of the country, however, a number of the ancient varieties still sur-vive, representing an immense genetic and cultural wealth.Varieties of corn native to Argentina in- clude the capia, with large, white, floury kernels; the blanco criollo, with large, flat, vitreous kernels; amarillo socorro, with flattened, rounded, semi-vitreous, yellow kernels, sometimes streaked with white stripes; amarillo de ocho, with a cob made up of eight rows of rounded and slightly hooked kernels, floury in the middle and hard on the outside; and chulpi, with large sweet95© arChIVIo Slow Food