Puya Raimondi – Huinchus
SUMMARY: Known as the most strange living form in the area, this rare bromeliad may grows up to 10 m and live 100 years, then blooming to finally die. An isolated dirt road climbs for 45 km west from Caraz to reach a pass called Huashta Cruz, at 4200 m, from where you can get a 145 km horizontal panoramic of the Cordillera Blanca and of course discover thus enigmatic plant, just before start the downhill to Caraz.
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