habaneroHabanero belongs to a species of chilies (Capsicum Chinense – more on the name later) that orinates from the Amazon region of South America. An intact pod was unearthed in the Guitarrero Cave of Peru and dates all the way backHabanero, a variety of the chili pepper species Capsicum chinense, grown for its edible pungent fruit that is one of the hottest chili peppers in the world. Unripe