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San Pedro cactus

Echinopsis pachanoi— known as San Pedro cactus — is a fast-growing columnar cactus native to the Andes Mountains at 2,000–3,000 m in altitude, particularly common in the Colca Valley. It contains Mescaline, a psychedelic drug. Uses for it include traditional medicine and traditional veterinary medicine, and it is widely grown as an ornamental cactus. It has been used for healing and religious divination in the Andes Mountains region for over 3,000 years.

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Uploaded on November 19, 2019
Taken on October 29, 2018