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=== Origins ===

''Capsicum'' plants originated in modern-day [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]], and have been a part of human diets since about 7,500 BC. They are one of the oldest [[agriculture|cultivated crops]] in the Americas.~~<ref name="bosland"/>~~ Chili peppers were cultivated in east-central [[Mexico]] some 6,000 years ago, and independently across different locations in the Americas including highland Peru and Bolivia, central Mexico, and the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]]. They were among the first [[Self-pollination|self-pollinating]] crops cultivated in those areas.

''Capsicum'' plants originated in modern-day [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]], and have been a part of human diets since about 7,500 BC. They are one of the oldest [[agriculture|cultivated crops]] in the Americas. Chili peppers were cultivated in east-central [[Mexico]] some 6,000 years ago, and independently across different locations in the Americas including highland Peru and Bolivia, central Mexico, and the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]]. They were among the first [[Self-pollination|self-pollinating]] crops cultivated in those areas.

[[Peru]] has the highest diversity of cultivated ''Capsicum''; it is a center of diversification where varieties of all five domesticates were introduced, grown, and consumed in pre-Columbian times. The largest diversity of wild ''Capsicum'' peppers is consumed in Bolivia. Bolivian consumers distinguish two basic forms: ''ulupicas'', species with small round fruits including ''C. eximium'', ''C. cardenasii'', ''C. eshbaughii'', and ''C. caballeroi'' landraces; and ''arivivis'' with small elongated fruits including ''C. baccatum'' var. ''baccatum'' and ''C. chacoense'' varieties.

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 === Origins ===
-''Capsicum'' plants originated in modern-day [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]], and have been a part of human diets since about 7,500 BC. They are one of the oldest [[agriculture|cultivated crops]] in the Americas.<ref name="bosland"/> Chili peppers were cultivated in east-central [[Mexico]] some 6,000 years ago, and independently across different locations in the Americas including highland Peru and Bolivia, central Mexico, and the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]]. They were among the first [[Self-pollination|self-pollinating]] crops cultivated in those areas.
+''Capsicum'' plants originated in modern-day [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]], and have been a part of human diets since about 7,500 BC. They are one of the oldest [[agriculture|cultivated crops]] in the Americas. Chili peppers were cultivated in east-central [[Mexico]] some 6,000 years ago, and independently across different locations in the Americas including highland Peru and Bolivia, central Mexico, and the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]]. They were among the first [[Self-pollination|self-pollinating]] crops cultivated in those areas.
 [[Peru]] has the highest diversity of cultivated ''Capsicum''; it is a center of diversification where varieties of all five domesticates were introduced, grown, and consumed in pre-Columbian times. The largest diversity of wild ''Capsicum'' peppers is consumed in Bolivia. Bolivian consumers distinguish two basic forms: ''ulupicas'', species with small round fruits including ''C. eximium'', ''C. cardenasii'', ''C. eshbaughii'', and ''C. caballeroi'' landraces; and ''arivivis'' with small elongated fruits including ''C. baccatum'' var. ''baccatum'' and ''C. chacoense'' varieties.