We have seen many plants here in Peru that we know from our desert landscaping class. It is surprising since this is such a different environment. Here we are between 9,000 and 12,000 feet above sea level, it is much colder, and they get more rain. We have seen a type of Parkinsonia (similar to Palo Brea), agaves, aloe (similar to Aloe ferox), a plant simiar to Hechtia montana, and an Eschscholzia californica variation that is much larger. There are also many cacti. We have seen many types of Opuntia – cholla, prickly pear and Opuntia ficus-indica. And we are sure we have seen many Cereus hildmannianus – and then we remembered that the common name is “Peruvian Apple Cactus”. We brought our family prickly pear candies as an Arizona treat, but found that prickly pear fruits, called tuna, are common in the marketplace here.
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