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Photography from Bolivia, Chile, Peru and elsewhere in South America.

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Potatoes

The potato is a tuberous root crop from a species of nightshade, Solanum tuberosum. It is native to the Andes, genetic testing has proved potatoes were originally domesticated from a species of Solanum brevicaule in the region that is now southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia between 8000 and 5000 BC. The Spanish introduced the potato to Europe during the 16th century after their conquest of the Inca empire and potatoes are now the world's fourth largest food crop after maize, wheat, and rice. There are now about 5,000 cultivated potato varieties worldwide belonging to 8/9 species varieties (around 3,000 of them are found in the Andes region), and approx. 200 wild species and subspecies. The majority of the potatoes that are now cultivated worldwide are descended from varieties that originated in the lowlands of south-central Chile (which have displaced once popular varieties from the Andean highlands). Wild potato species occur throughout the Americas from the United States to southern Chile.

Several other closely related tuber species are also native to the Andes and are grown there for food. These include oca (Oxalis tuberosa) and ullucu or papalisa (Ullucus tuberosus). Camote or the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is native to tropical parts of the Americas. Images of these species are also included in this gallery.

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Fresh Lepidium meyenii / maca, maca juice and bags of powdered maca with a list of its mineral and vitamin content
Fresh Lepidium meyenii / maca and bags of powdered maca with a list of its mineral and vitamin content
Fresh Lepidium meyenii / maca and bags of powdered maca with a list of its mineral and vitamin content
Fresh Lepidium meyenii / maca and bags of powdered maca with a list of its mineral and vitamin content
Fresh Lepidium meyenii / maca and bags of powdered maca with a list of its mineral and vitamin content
Fresh Lepidium meyenii / maca and bags of powdered maca with a list of its mineral and vitamin content
Rapeseed (Brassica napus) and potato plants growing on Chinchero plateau, Cusco Region, Peru
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes laid out on the ground for freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Woman winnowing chuño ( freeze dried potatoes ) using wind to remove dried skin and dirt , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Woman winnowing chuño ( freeze dried potatoes ) using wind to remove dried skin and dirt , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Woman winnowing chuño ( freeze dried potatoes ) using wind to remove dried skin and dirt , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Woman sorting chuño ( freeze dried potatoes ) to remove bad potatoes and dirt , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Man trampling on potatoes during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Man trampling on potatoes during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Hole used for trampling on potatoes to remove moisture during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , ...
Hole used for trampling on potatoes to remove moisture during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , ...
Woman trampling on potatoes laid out on the ground during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Woman trampling on potatoes laid out on the ground during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Woman trampling on potatoes laid out on the ground during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Woman trampling on potatoes laid out on the ground during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Woman trampling on potatoes laid out on the ground during freeze drying process that turns them into chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Potatoes on the ground towards end of freeze drying process to turn them into chuño , Bolivia
Potatoes on the ground towards end of freeze drying process to turn them into chuño , Bolivia
Varieties of potatoes on the ground freeze drying and turning into chuño , Bolivia
Potatoes on the ground freeze drying and turning into chuño , Bolivia
Potatoes in snow on the ground freeze drying and turning into chuño , Bolivia
Oca ( Oxalis tuberosa ) in snow freeze drying and Red Bull drink can , Bolivia
Oca ( Oxalis tuberosa ) in snow freeze drying and Red Bull drink can , Bolivia
Oca ( Oxalis tuberosa ) in snow freeze drying , Bolivia
Bags of potatoes soaking in stream at start of process that turns them into tunta or white chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Bags of potatoes soaking in stream at start of process that turns them into tunta or white chuño , La Cumbre , Bolivia
Bags of potatoes soaking in Laguna Estrellani at start of process that turns them into tunta or white chuño , La Cumbre , Bol...
Bags of potatoes soaking in Laguna Estrellani at start of process that turns them into tunta or white chuño , La Cumbre , Bol...
Potatoes on the ground freeze drying and turning into tunta or white chuño , Bolivia
Potatoes on the ground freeze drying and turning into tunta or white chuño , Bolivia
Tunta or white chuño, a type of freeze dried potato
Tunta or white chuño, a type of freeze dried potato
Tunta or white chuño, a type of freeze dried potato
Freeze dried oca ( Oxalis tuberosa ) called kalla
Freeze dried potatoes or chuño
Freeze dried potatoes or chuño
Papalisa ( Ullucus tuberosus )
Papalisa ( Ullucus tuberosus ) on black background
Oca ( Oxalis tuberosa ) on black background
Varieties of freeze dried potatoes on sale in street market , La Paz , Bolivia
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