(ABQ) and Farmington, N.M. (FMN) . Durango/Purgatory is located in the Southwest corner of Colorado, near the intersection of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. It's six to seven hours by car from DIA, a 340 mile drive via US-285, and three and a half to four and a half hours and 214 miles from ABQ using NM-44 and US-550.
In addition to its popular use for hangovers, prickly pear remedies have been used traditionally in Mexico for a wide variety of disorders. The heated cactus pads have served as poultices for rheumatism, and the fruit of the plant is consumed as treatment for diarrhea, asthma and gonorrhea.
What are some alternative words for prickly pear? Synonyms for prickly pear This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term prickly pear. Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate these synonyms: prickly pear, prickly pear cactus (noun) cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock. Synonyms: prickly pear, prickly pear cactus. prickly pear (noun) round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti. Synonyms: prickly pear, prickly pear cactus