Trip to Peru, the 9th day No.2

market 2 maca

This is dried Maca (Lepidium meyenii).  It is in the Brassicaceae and related to turnips and radishes.  This vegitable is grown in the high Andes, and a town called Junin (more than 4000m, 13123f in elevation) in Junin is famous for Maca.  

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