MARACUYA A DELICIOUS VINE.

Maracuya is a perseverant woody climbing vine species of passion flower that has an exuberant flavor, gives energy and also provides medicinal benefits. It calms thirst on the hot days in the lowlands and also contains elements that brings tranquility to the thirsty individual.
Maracuya is an important fruit that has deeper roots in the Amazonian region of Peru.  The Amazonian people have used the plant for ages as an analgesic, to cure cough symptoms or as a heart tonic. From the fruit people make one of their very important drinks. It is hard to imagine entering a popular restaurant without having the choice of maracuya drink to refresh the customer.
Maracuya grows in warm places around the jungle and it is commercially produced especially in the North of Peru. It grows quickly, usually up to 10-15 meters, sometimes up to 80 meters. The leaves are simple and alternating, with flowers bisexual and expressive, growing out of leaf base.
Maracuya have a unique structure, which in most cases requires a large bee to effectively pollinate or because of the size and structure of their flowers the pollination is optimized by hummingbirds, bumble bees, capenter bees, wasps or bats.  The sword-billed hummingbird with its immensely elongated bill has co-evolved with certain passion flowers. Others types are self-pollinating.
The Maracuya variety that belongs to the Passiflora Pinnatistipula, commonly known as Poro Poro, is a climbing perennial that grows in Cajamarca Region of Peru at a very high altitude. A number of species are cultivated outside their natural range because of their beautiful flowers and delicious fruit. Many cool-growing Passi-Flora from the Andes Mountains have grown successfully for their beautiful flowers and fruit.
The medical utility of Passi-Flora has been scientifically studied for roughly 100 years, the analgesic effect has been known since 1897, and its calming effect since 1904. In the 1980s it was confirmed that the plant acts as an antidepressant and helps to lower blood pressure. In 2001's study for treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, maracuya extract performed as well as oxazepam with non side effects. It was recommended to follow up with long-term studies to confirm the results.
In Europe the plant is being used for insomnia, nervous tension, spasm, neuralgia, alcoholism, headache and hyperactivity in children.
Maracuya juice easy asthma attacks, serious cough, bronchitis, protects the body from urinary and bladder infections, and works perfect as a diuretic.

YELLOW CHILI PEPPER WAS BORN IN THE ANDES.

Yellow chili pepper also called Aji Amarillo has been used since approximately 8,500 BC as evidence of its earliest use was found at Guitarrero Cave located in the Alley of Huaylas, 50 meters above Santa River at 2,580 meters above sea level.
The agriculturally based Moche culture, with a significant level of investment in the construction of a network of irrigation canals for the diversion of river water to supply their crops and flourished in Northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche and Trujillo, often represented fruits and vegetable in their art including Yellow chili peppers. Irrigation was the source of wealth and foundation of the empire and emphasized the importance of circulation and flow. Their art work frequently depicted the passage of fluids, particularly the fluids through vulnerable human orifices. Older generations passed down general knowledge about reciprocity and embodiment to younger generations through such portraits. Countless images of defeated warriors losing life fluids through their nose, or individuals getting their eyes torn out by birds or captors gave to them an example of the consequences  when the law of reciprocity was broken. Also many of the portraits of individuals with physical disfigurements or genetic defect gave an example of what happened when the balance of the natural forces were violated by the human hand.
The yellow chili pepper contain a substance called 'capsaicin' which gives peppers their characteristic pungence, producing a mild to intense spice when eaten. Capsaicin is a potent inhibitor of a neuropeptide substance associated with inflammatory processes. The hotter that the human mouth resist, the more capsaicin it contains.
The cultivation of this yellow chili pepper then went across the Andean Region. Now it is the domesticated pepper of choice of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile.  It is the basic ingredient in Peruvian Cuisine, and is considered part of its condiment trinity together with red onion and cilantro.
Yellow chili pepper is used as a condiment of many dishes and sauces. In Peru the chilis are mostly used fresh, and in Bolivia dried and ground. Common dishes with Yellow chili peppers are the Peruvian stew "Hen Chili"(Aji de Gallina), "Huancaina Sauce"among others. In many Peruvian restaurants the yellow chili pepper, onion, and lemon juice (among others) are served in a separate small bowls with many meals as an optional additive.
The capsaicin effect of chili peppers in general are now studied as an effective treatment for sensory nerve fiber disorders, including pain associated with arthritis, psoriasis, and diabetic neuropathy.