Amazing Peru

Going into food markets in Peru, visitors will still be dazzled by the variety of fruits and vegetables, of all colors and sizes.

Along with China, India, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Central America, Peru is recognized as one of the 6 cradles of world civilization. The South American civilization in the Andes Mountains is believed to have appeared about 5,000 years ago. Today, Peru still has many ancient structures and sites containing many mysteries that have yet to be solved. Peru is also a country with amazing nature, many special climate zones, and an extremely rich ecosystem. In the world, there are 32 climate zones, of which Peru has 27! There are seas, Andes mountains, and the Amazon jungle. Even so special as the capital Lima has not rained for 600 years! More than 60% of the world's plants and trees originate from Peru! Many types of plants and trees in Vietnam in the early 20th century were brought by Europeans and originated from South America, most of which were probably from Peru.

Going to food markets in Peru, whether in big cities or remote mountain villages, visitors will still be dazzled by the variety of fruits and vegetables, in all colors and sizes. Dragon fruit, passion fruit, and ki ma pear are all the same, but here each fruit has dozens of different sizes, sweet and sour, colors, sizes, and flavors. For example, there are three or four dozen types of chili peppers in Peru. There are more than 4,000 types of potatoes: red, yellow, green, purple, two-tone with edges, round and long tubers, big and small tubers. For example, when called potatoes, it should be called "Peruvian potatoes" to be accurate. Before potatoes appeared on the dining tables of Western white people, potatoes were considered a precious food of ancient Peruvians: food, medicine, rich in nutrients, and long-lasting.

Grilled beef tongue is a traditional Peruvian specialty.

Not only does it have many climate zones and a rich ecosystem, the ancient Peruvians also had highly developed agricultural techniques. When visiting the Moray site, we were amazed by the ability to calculate irrigation systems, and admired the planting and breeding skills to create hybrid plants that can withstand drought in the dry season, as well as frost in the cold season. Near Moray is the Salineras De Maras terraced salt flats, also with extremely precise calculations to exploit salt from the salty stream that existed 13, 14 centuries ago.

With a diverse flora and fauna, plus the intermingling and influence of European cuisines introduced by the Spanish a few centuries ago, along with Japanese cuisine thanks to the wave of immigration in the first half of the 20th century, and Chinese cuisine in later years, Peruvian cuisine is obviously extremely rich. Peru is probably the country with the most Michelin-starred chefs in South America. Many restaurants require reservations several months to a year in advance, even though the prices are quite expensive, from $400–$500 per meal/person. But what is even more surprising is that not only the high-end restaurants, every restaurant we tried, even in remote mountainous areas, was delicious, most impressive was the meticulousness and aesthetics in the presentation and decoration of dishes that are a blend of Europe - Asia - indigenous to the Andes.

Pisaq mountain market – women selling potatoes of all colors and sizes

Peru is also home to a rich and ancient indigenous culture. In large cities like Lima and Cucso, markets are often separate from the produce market and the handicraft market. In the mountains and small, remote villages, however, the two markets are often located side by side, making it a great day trip. There are scarves, hats, ponchos, and rugs woven from Andean llama and alpaca wool. The handicrafts, such as paintings, statues, and silver jewelry, are all unique.

If you go to the market and see many beautiful handicraft products, then surely the museums must display many unique antiques. As expected of one of the 6 cradles of ancient civilization, Peru's museums have huge collections of antiques that have existed for thousands of years. Remote, quite expensive, and domestic security is not completely stable, so Peru is not known to many world tourists like other famous tourist countries such as Egypt, China, and India. But the more you know about Peru, the more surprised and interesting you will feel when you know that many ancient mysteries in Peru still have no answers!

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