
3,970 m · Puna, Junín plateau
Maca
Lepidium meyenii
- A root, cultivated for 3,500 years. The Junín plateau, between 4,000 and 4,500 m, is its original habitat in the central Peruvian Andes.
- The cold shapes it. Night frost, intense UV, poor soils: these extreme conditions force the plant to synthesise more macamides.
- Altitude makes the difference. Maca grown below 3,000 m, even certified organic, has a markedly lower macamide profile.
































