Peach palm (Bactris gasipa) is called Pijuayo in Peruvian. The fruit and the heart of the palm are made into various food and drink products, Unamat forest, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru.
Photo by Marco Simola/CIFOR
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