pitahaya, the cardón cactus fruit

 

Raquel Hofer harvesting pitayaha, fruit of the cardón cactus

 

Raquel Hofer eating pitayaha

 

Raquel Hofer pictured above is Gabriel Hofer’s sister. Gabriel, a member of Grupo Tortuguero Comcáac, an organization dedicated to sea turtle conservation, is featured in the following post.

We went out early one hot-hot-hot july morning to harvest the pitahaya fruits from the cardón cactus, Pachycereus phinglei, largest cactus in the Sonoran Desert. The fruit grow high up on the giant cardón, so the women use a pole with a hook to detach them from the cactus. The fruits are incredibly delicious and sweet.

gathering piyahaya