Locro

Locro is a hearty thick squash stew, associated with native Andean civilizations, and popular along the Andes mountain range. It's one of the national dishes of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Southern Colombia and Northwest Argentina .

The dish is a classic squash, corn, beans, and potato or pumpkin soup well known along the South American Andes. In some regions locro is made using a specific kind of potato called "papa chola", which has a unique taste and is difficult to find outside of its home region. This is one of those dishes that is very hard to recreate out of South America since it uses certain kinds of vegetables local only to that region, for example the mentioned certain species of potato. As well as alkaline processed corn kernels called “hominy” where it imparts a unique taste and texture.  A red hot sauce made from red peppers and paprika known as Quiquirimichi is served sometimes on the side.