Peru Amazon plant market: In search of the fountain of youth

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The plant market is actually located in the Mercado Modelo, which is in the heart of the small town of Chiclayo. For several thousand years, the area has specialized in collecting and selling medicinal plants; as evidenced by the shards of ceramics with depictions of healers and healing scenes from the Moche period.

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Trip Start Oct 20, 2007
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Trip End Mar 19, 2008


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