There aren't too many people doing what you do, and you do it best. Doing it is one aspect but recording it and sharing it will elevate you. I wish you continued success in your future adventures ❤ Before I forget, well done to your wife for stealing the show! 😊
@@magalycarrion1105 ¡Fue un placer! ¡Tú y tu marido hacen una de las mejores salsas picantes del mundo! ¡En serio! ¡Las he probado todas! ¡Los sabores que puedes crear son increíblemente únicos y me recuerdan a nuestras propias salsas caseras! ¡Disfruté mucho de esa visita contigo!
First of all, thank you for visiting Ecuador! Secondly: as an ecuadorian (from Loja), I truly apologize for the lack of pepper knowledge our community has! I grew up thinking there was only two types of peppers the spicy and the non spicy ones. It wasn’t until I moved to Oregon and meet my husband, who truly appreciates a good spicy pepper! And honestly, I had no idea that my country was a place of many different species! It just blew my mind!! I truly enjoyed your video and the way you showed it makes me take my husband to do the same thing ASAP, even tho I don’t eat spicy! You are such a good storyteller, thank you for sharing your experience!
Thank you so much! For not only watching but GETTING IT! Yes! I even had some locals in Zamora tell me that maybe there wasn’t enough variety in Ecuador but obviously we didn’t have issues finding wonderful species and cultivars! Ecuador is definitely on the revisit list! There is so much more to be discovered there! Thank you for your kind words and I am glad you enjoyed it!
This is the same feel I got watching Into The Wild, or 180° south, or the Top Gear Africa special. Phenomenal, captivating documentary. Brings a tear to my eye.
Man, it’s incredible. The Andes are a magical range of biodiversity and adventure, full of amazing people! Ecuador is definitely a visit more than once kind of place!
Incredible guys 👏🏼 that was so awesome to watch. The travel, the cultures and of course the peppers. Nobody is doing what you're doing. Look forward to the next one and also traveling to South America myself one day. Thanks for sharing dude 🙏🏻
Been a fan for quite some time. You've got an extraordinary amount of knowledge and passion for what you do. Your one hell of an inspiration. Always delivering TOP quality content. Keep it up!
I’m sure on THP you implied this would be a 1 box of popcorn watch, took me 2 boxes 🤣 Cool that you found THAT dark veined Cuatresia when you visited, so interesting. Bet it looked even more so seeing it in-situ. Goes without saying all those Andean Capsicum specimens were gorgeous. C.rhomboideum doesn’t get enough love even though it’s accessible. Good you got to see lots of C.lycianthoides specimens to make sense of those monograph descriptions. Any visit to experience the Galapagos has to be a win with or without C.galapagoense. Awesome viewing, was worth waiting for ❤️
@@ChilliCrosser thanks dude! Haha! 😂 Yeah, I was surprised at how difficult it was to locate C galapagoense! Much more rare than people (myself included) realize.
What a beautiful video looking for wild peppers. That we may see where you all have been 🦋🦋🐢🐢🛥️. Talking to local people and even teaching them something about peppers😆. How many kilometers did you travel for this trip locally? Good work Rich.
@@guntervaesen6549 Thanks Gunter! Many many many kilometers my friend. It helps to hop a small plane between some of the regions. For sure! Thanks for watching! 💪🏼
It was VERY hard to locate. Seems to be QUITE rare in situ. However, there’s always the possibility that we simply weren’t searching in the right type locality! A return trip to finish up some things in Ecuador is on our list of to do’s!
There aren't too many people doing what you do, and you do it best. Doing it is one aspect but recording it and sharing it will elevate you. I wish you continued success in your future adventures ❤
Before I forget, well done to your wife for stealing the show! 😊
All of that!!👆💯
Thank you so much for the kind words and your support! ❤
Gracias por mostrar un poquito de lo q hacemos con tanto amor ❤️
@@magalycarrion1105 ¡Fue un placer! ¡Tú y tu marido hacen una de las mejores salsas picantes del mundo! ¡En serio! ¡Las he probado todas! ¡Los sabores que puedes crear son increíblemente únicos y me recuerdan a nuestras propias salsas caseras! ¡Disfruté mucho de esa visita contigo!
First of all, thank you for visiting Ecuador! Secondly: as an ecuadorian (from Loja), I truly apologize for the lack of pepper knowledge our community has! I grew up thinking there was only two types of peppers the spicy and the non spicy ones. It wasn’t until I moved to Oregon and meet my husband, who truly appreciates a good spicy pepper! And honestly, I had no idea that my country was a place of many different species! It just blew my mind!!
I truly enjoyed your video and the way you showed it makes me take my husband to do the same thing ASAP, even tho I don’t eat spicy!
You are such a good storyteller, thank you for sharing your experience!
Thank you so much! For not only watching but GETTING IT! Yes! I even had some locals in Zamora tell me that maybe there wasn’t enough variety in Ecuador but obviously we didn’t have issues finding wonderful species and cultivars! Ecuador is definitely on the revisit list! There is so much more to be discovered there! Thank you for your kind words and I am glad you enjoyed it!
I love it Rich. Your truly the pepper guru.
@@patrickwilson619 Yo Pat! Good to see you here! Thanks for stopping in and checking it out dude! 💯💪🏼❤️🌶️
@@PepperGuru anytime bro
I didn't want it to end. What great stories, documentation, adventure. Fantastic!
I know, right? Ecuador really blew my mind!
Unbelievable trip! Thanks for capturing the memories (and all the amazing peppers).
Thanks for being the best Pepper Hunting sidekick a man could ask for! ❤
Some of the best content on TH-cam!
@@nml5536 Wow. Now that’s a compliment! Thank you 🙏. Only gonna get better!
Thats what travelling vlogs should be: plant hunting and herping!)) Love it! Thank you guys
Glad you enjoyed it!
best video of all time
Thanks buddy. Love you!
That looks like a really fun trip!
@@IAMGiftbearer It was sooooo good. Thanks for watching!
This is the same feel I got watching Into The Wild, or 180° south, or the Top Gear Africa special. Phenomenal, captivating documentary. Brings a tear to my eye.
@@finnmacdiarmid3250 loved those films ❤️
Nice berries. Wow what a video, what an experience. Thank you for sharing your experience and the education. Ecuador is beautiful..
Man, it’s incredible. The Andes are a magical range of biodiversity and adventure, full of amazing people! Ecuador is definitely a visit more than once kind of place!
Holy crap dude. You did an unbelievable job on this documentary. Been a while since I've been this moved by a TH-cam video. Instant subscribe 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thanks for watching Andy! Glad you enjoyed it! More to come.
Oh what a trip! In both senses of the word.
@@teresarubel2182 that’s it! Thanks for vibing out on it!
Great documentary making- beautifully shot and narrated
@@alvinthechipmonk Thanks for watching! Be sure to like, share and subscribe for more! ✈️🌎🔍🌶️
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Loved it! Can't wait ti see more!
@@ericpurvis5334 thanks dude! Glad you enjoyed it! I got your order and will process it in the am!
Document skills always above par. Great job.
@@pepperpodnik 💪🏼👊😎🌶️💯❤️🔥
That was an amazing video! Thank you so much for taking us along.
@@jimthommes9740 Thank you for being one of our inspirations Jim ❤️
Production Value 👌
@@AdventureChris thank you!
I can't wait to watch this! I'll check it out tonight after the stream!
#PepperQuest
@@AnxietyCrewGaming ✈️🌎🔍🌶️
That last frutescens at the end was pretty cool to see! I enjoy watching your travels Rich. :)
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
As always i feel like i'm there on adventure! Love it! Thx
@@a.p1675 Thanks for coming along on the ride! ❤️✈️🌎🔍🌶️
Beautiful video.
@@davidgallego8506 thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! We loved sharing a little piece of Ecuador with you all. ❤️🇪🇨
@@davidgallego8506 Ecuador and the lovely local people made easy subjects! Thanks for checking us out! ✈️ 🌎 🔍 🌶️ 🧘♂️
Wickedness as always dude
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Incredible guys 👏🏼 that was so awesome to watch. The travel, the cultures and of course the peppers. Nobody is doing what you're doing. Look forward to the next one and also traveling to South America myself one day. Thanks for sharing dude 🙏🏻
@@capsicumco One day, you and I, Congo Fatalii hunt 😎 Thanks for watching brother. ❤️
@@PepperGuru for sure. It's a plan.
Awesome video! Making me want to plan a pepper vacation now
That’s it! Get out there and grab life by the pepper!
I have been a fan since 2012 back in the THP days. I love to see these adventures man. Keep it up!
Hey dude! The OGs! Thanks for checking it out! Glad you dig it. More to come!
great work, congratulations!
Thanks!
Living a good life bro. That's the way it should be
Yes sir! You know it. 😎 Ya gotta get out there and live it up.
what an awesome adventure. Thanks for taking us along.
@@RPMoore55 Glad you enjoyed it brother! Good hearing from you!
Been a fan for quite some time. You've got an extraordinary amount of knowledge and passion for what you do. Your one hell of an inspiration. Always delivering TOP quality content. Keep it up!
@@bentoomey467 thank you for your support! Be sure to head over to pepperguru.com for future updates and to grab a shirt to support the cause! ❤️
Planning to do do that this week, will you be getting more green shirts in soon?@PepperGuru
@@bentoomey467 plenty in stock now!
sweet, il have to check again here, i only seen the white and black yesterday.@PepperGuru
@@bentoomey467 all the shirts are military green, the black and white options are for the print colors
Amazing video and journey Rich. I was picturing being there with all those peppers and waterfalls with my camera in hand.
@@westvirginianlivin9871 Yes! Glad you could feel like you were a part of it all! ❤️
Fantastic adventure! Thanks for sharing!
@@nitramdmij So very glad that you stopped by and checked it out!
Watching a second time...this is amazing!!🤘🔥🌶
@@christinacarambia4930 Thank you! Soak it in!
I’m sure on THP you implied this would be a 1 box of popcorn watch, took me 2 boxes 🤣
Cool that you found THAT dark veined Cuatresia when you visited, so interesting. Bet it looked even more so seeing it in-situ.
Goes without saying all those Andean Capsicum specimens were gorgeous. C.rhomboideum doesn’t get enough love even though it’s accessible. Good you got to see lots of C.lycianthoides specimens to make sense of those monograph descriptions.
Any visit to experience the Galapagos has to be a win with or without C.galapagoense.
Awesome viewing, was worth waiting for ❤️
@@ChilliCrosser thanks dude! Haha! 😂 Yeah, I was surprised at how difficult it was to locate C galapagoense! Much more rare than people (myself included) realize.
What a beautiful video looking for wild peppers. That we may see where you all have been 🦋🦋🐢🐢🛥️. Talking to local people and even teaching them something about peppers😆. How many kilometers did you travel for this trip locally? Good work Rich.
@@guntervaesen6549 Thanks Gunter! Many many many kilometers my friend. It helps to hop a small plane between some of the regions. For sure! Thanks for watching! 💪🏼
Did you get to bring any goodies back?
@@EffectivImmediately A lifetime of memories! And of course, some goodies my friend!
I have understood galapagoense are close to extinct now in the natural habitat?
It was VERY hard to locate. Seems to be QUITE rare in situ. However, there’s always the possibility that we simply weren’t searching in the right type locality! A return trip to finish up some things in Ecuador is on our list of to do’s!