From ancient Andean farming, biodiverse cloud forests and high-altitude puna to the riches of the Amazon, Peru is a botanical treasure house: home to the wild ancestor of the potato, the cinchona tree that gave the world quinine, and coca, sacred to the Incas for millennia. Its markets brim with native tubers, medicinal herbs and Amazonian fruits.
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A full cultural programme balances visits to botanical gardens, native plant markets and traditional medicine practitioners, tracing how Peru's flora has shaped healing, ritual and daily life for centuries.
Many orchids grow in the mountains of Machu Picchu. More than 400 species have been recorded in this location, although it is estimated that there are many more.
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