1) Vinicunca - Rainbow Mountain The Rainbow Mountain or Vinicunca is a mountain in the Andes near Cusco in Peru and Considered a holy site. It is also called the Mountain of the Seven Colors and has an altitude of 5,200m (17,100ft) This rainbow-like appearance is created by the sediment of minerals throughout the area giving the mountain the turquoise, lavender, gold and other colors. This hidden Gem was covered in snow for thousands of years, and was only recently, in 2013,

Our #AjiCharapita Peppers shares with many, some weird plants and wildlife the Amazon jungle, and they are not always huge. Over the past decade, scientists have been trying to figure out what is building tiny silk structures in Tambopata, Peru. Each has a ring of pillars connected by horizontal threads, forming a fence; in the middle is a cone. After collecting and observing numerous specimens, researchers finally started seeing spiders hatch out of the structure in the midd

In the Amazon Rainforest, where our rare pepper the Aji Charapita has it origin and where it was rediscovered after it was declared extinct for over 50 years, you can find a lot of big things and the "Victoria Amazonia" is one of those. These water lilies are so big and robust that they can hold the weight of not just a child as you see in the photo, but even a grown-up human being! This plant named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom can reach 3 meters in diameter and

Our Aji Charapita Chili peppers we grow now at Charapita Farms was believed to be extinct for over 50 Years, and is now one of the treasures in Peru. But in this series "Wonders of Peru" we like to show you many more of spectacular natural wonders Peru has to offer. We present............The Rafflesia Flower I swear to you it's not photoshopped! It's just Rafflesia, world's biggest flower. Rafflesia is endemic in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines but also is f