Mangoes in Peru

Local names to know

• Edward

  Named among Peru’s principal cultivars in INIA material.

  Origin story and local names
  • Variedades de mango (Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, Peru)

• Criollo

  Peruvian source uses Criollo as a named category alongside selected cultivars; the label can refer broadly to local or seedling mangoes and does not identify one clone here.

  Origin story and local names
  • Variedades de mango (Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, Peru)
  • Mango production and varieties in Peru (SENAMHI)

The country guide

Our current selection for Peru begins with Edward, Criollo. Explore the tasting stories and documented names below as starting points. These are mangoes associated with this place, not a complete inventory or a claim that each one originated here. A fuller country guide is still taking shape.

Season and availability

A country-specific season guide has not been verified yet. Dates on individual tasting stories are not a national harvest calendar; local harvests and imported availability need separate context.

At the table

The tasting stories offer editorial serving and ripeness suggestions for individual mangoes. Local eating traditions still need further research for this country guide.

Sources and further reading

• Variedades de mango (Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, Peru)
• Mango production and varieties in Peru (SENAMHI)