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CHUQUIRAHUA

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Tour Guide, Quilotoa Lake, Ecuador

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Chuquiragua is a plant that grows in the highlands of Ecuador, his name is on indigenous Quichua language meaning (flamelance), our ancestors used it as medicine, especially to treat high blood pressure and also as a diuretic drink, this plant is found  at 3600 meters  11811 feet till the 4450 meters 14599 feet above sea level, has an orange flower, and seeds are watered using the wind.