Botanical Name: Lepidium meyenii. Other Common Names Peruvian ginseng, maka, mace, maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, ayuk willku, pepperweed. Habitat Maca is found wild in Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is primarily cultivated in the central highlands of Peru in the puna agro-ecological zone from 8,000 to 14,500 feet. It is a valuable commodity to the Andean Indians and indigenous peoples in a region where poor and rocky soil, low temperatures, and high winds prohibit the…