Are my commas in the right place in the following sentance?

Question

"Finally to the northwest, dispite the lack of water and good soil, they would have been able to grow plants that thrive in the simi-arid conditions such as the edible nopal cactus, which is very rich in vitamins and minerals, and the maguey which, among other uses, can be used to produce mezcal." So do I need to shift any commas around or not?

Answer 1

"Finally to the Northwest." is not a sentence. Incorporate it into the rest of the prose. And whose or which Northwest are you talking about? And who is "they"?

"Because of the lack of water and fertile soil in the Northwest, natives to the region had to grow plants able to survive the semi-arid conditions. These plants included the vitamin-rich edible nopal cactus and the maguey, or agave, a plant from which a type of Mexican liquor called mezcal could be made."

Answer 2

"Finally to the northwest. Despite the lack of water and good soil, they would have been able to grow plants that thrive in the semi-arid conditions such as:
edible nopal cactus -which is very rich in vitamins and minerals,
and the maguey - which among other things/uses, can be used to produce mezcal."
how did you like it?the easiest thing to do is to correct other's draft

Answer 3

A semicolon after "minerals" will be clearer.

Answer 4

they are grammatically correct, but i advise using either a semi-colon or a period and break it up because it does not read well when it comes to style

Answer 5

ya

Answer 6

yes yes yes

Answer 7

ya ya and ya

Answer 8

f*** ya