In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

Flamboyant flora has taken over Kew Gardens for its annual orchid display. Described as "a breath-taking cornucopia", the ...

Peru (Vilcanota Valley): flowers boiled and eaten. This site is provided to Mr. Freedman by Dr. Jules Janick, Emeritus Professor and Former James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture. The ...

But did you know there are a few rare varieties worth collecting, too? Take the Monstera Peru Plant (Monstera karstenianum).

Peru has temporarily halted the eradication of coca plants used to make cocaine as it works to redesign its anti-drug programs, the country's interior ministry announced this week. News of the ...

Malaysia-based energy company Yinson Renewables has announced the entry into its full operational phase of the 97 MW Matarani solar plant ... and is currently Peru's third largest renewable ...

Cementos Inka, a family-owned Peruvian cement producer, and Christian Pfeiffer, completed the commissioning of a state-of-the ...

The plant is classified as endangered in the wild by the International Union for Conservation (IUCN). The Peru exhibition is in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, and keen floraphiles should be ...