Breeding macaws in 1200-1400 AD

[Pajarita]

Wow! I was floored by this! I mean, I knew that people have kept parrots for thousands of years (Pliny the Elder documents it back in 23 AD and we have numerous historical data on it - even Columbus brought back a pair of Cuban Amazons to Queen Isabel) but I thought they were all wild-caught so I was extremely surprised to find out that the Paquime people were actually breeding scarlet macaws and in the middle of the desert! Did any of you know about this?

http://www.desertusa.com/desert-people/paquime.html