The Giant Cardon is not only a visual spectacle but also a reservoir of natural history. Its long candelabra-shaped arms reach towards the sky, with white and fragrant flowers blooming along the edges of the ribs during the flowering season, attracting pollinating insects and creating a display of contrasting colors amidst the surrounding aridity.
About the author: Giovanni Simeone
Born in 1968, Giovanni Simeone studied photography in Milan. In the early 1990s, he worked in Germany for a photographic agency and traveled for almost three years around the world before moving to Paris as the exclusive photographer for Le Figaro Magazine. After this experience, he started his photographic agency, Simephoto.
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