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Tacna, is a city located in the South Peru, a Latin-American country catalogued like one of the mega-diverse countries of Peru. Its combination of latitude and topography creates numerous ecosystems which are home to an extraordinarily rich flora and fauna. The present study’ objective is to give an overview on medicinal plants and fruits species employed in traditional therapies in Tacna, Peru. Fieldwork was conducted between April and June of 2019. Data was collected through literature survey on various books of medicinal plants and their uses, and through valued research papers online. Twenty two fruits and medicinal plants, mainly herbs, were indicated to have medicinal properties. The most important families in terms of Taxa were Lamiaceae (18.18 %), Asteraceae (9.09%), Rubiaceae (9.09%) and Myrtaceae (9.09%). The planst and fruits investigated proved to have many medicinal properties and its price, was affordable. However, future studies on quantification of the use of medicinal plants, dynamics of transmission of ethno-medicinal knowledge to the young generations and comparison with available pharmacological data on the most promising medicinal plants are suggested.