Where is the Potato Plant's native growing area?

Answer 1

The potato originated in South America, somewhere in present-day Chile or Peru. Potatoes are important to the culture of the Andes, where farmers grow many different varieties that have a remarkable diversity of colors and shapes. Potatoes spread to the rest of the world after European contact with the Americas in the late 1400s and early 1500s and have since become an important field crop