Puya de Raimondi and Valley of Carpa - Cordillera Blanca - Ancash Andes, Peru Valley of Carpa idyllic landscape, south of Huaraz, where the Puya de Raimondi plant grows. These strange plants, looking more like mutated cacti, are actually the largest member of the bromeliad family (relative of the pineapple). This species can be found in only a few isolated areas of the Andes. The low bushy base of the Puya Raimondi forms a large rosette of spiky, long leaves, about 1½m across. The plant flowers just once in its life which can be up to 100 years. This usually takes place in the month of May, when a huge central stem is pushed up to 12 meters into the sky, covered in many thousands of blooming flowers. The plant dies shortly after it blooms. If you are lucky enough to witness this event, its an unbelievable sight set against a spectacular snowy mountain back-drop.
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