(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.
Most pears are hardy to zone 5 or warmer, but a select few, all excellent varieties, are hardy in zone 4 and some into zone 3. Zone 4 hardy pears include Clappâs Favorite, Bosc, Golden Spice, Beurre Gifford, Gourmet, Bartlett (zone 4-5), Comptesse Clara Frij, Patten, Seckel, Nova and Luscious.