
Tacna, Peru
Aceituna de Tacna
Olives from Tacna with Denomination of Origin (2014). Unique due to the cold Humboldt Current and local cultivation techniques.
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Tacna, Peru
Olives from Tacna with Denomination of Origin (2014). Unique due to the cold Humboldt Current and local cultivation techniques.

Brazil
Amazonian wild fruit, an exceptional natural source of vitamin C, far exceeding oranges. Used in drinks, dairy, and nutraceuticals.

Amazonas, Brazil
An Amazonian palm fruit native to Colombia, with purple skin and oily, orange flesh. Used in juices, ice cream, and oil, a staple of the Amazon diet.

Peru
Chirimoya
Creamy, sweet Andean fruit rich in B vitamins. Mark Twain called it 'the most delicious fruit known to man.'

Oriente (Amazonian Ecuador), Brazil
A palm fruit native to the Colombian Pacific and Amazon, with orange-red skin and starchy yellow flesh. Eaten with salt or honey, a staple of Pacific cuisine. On Cali streets the boiled fruit is sold in paper bags with salt and lime (chontaduro con sal).

Peru
A tart Amazonian fruit used in Peru for juices, sauces and refreshing salsas.

Colombia
Aguaymanto
A Colombian cape gooseberry, a small, orange fruit in a papery husk, tart and sweet. Eaten fresh or in jams and desserts, a highland export crop.

Lambayeque, Peru
A unique squash from Lambayeque with Denomination of Origin (2010). Result of ancestral pre-Inca farming techniques.

Chile
A golden, sweet Andean fruit from Peru with a dry, mapley flesh. Used in ice cream, milkshakes and desserts.

Peru
A long Andean fruit with cottony sweet pulp around large black seeds.

Arequipa, Peru
Small highland papaya from southern Peru, distinct from the large tropical fruit.

Colombia
Tomate de árbol
A red-orange Andean tamarillo with tart seed-filled flesh, used for juices, ají, and desserts in Colombia and Ecuador.