Chile guaque is a type of hot pepper originating from Guatemala, and it's primarily cultivated in the central highlands and some areas of Sololá. These chili peppers are eaten before they're completely ripened, when their color is dark green to black, or in their dried versions.
Guaque chile is prized for its aroma, flavor, and moderate levels of spiciness. It's also an emblematic chili pepper of San Andres Itzapa, where locals use it for the preparation of a traditional dish called cherepe. In order to dry chiles guaques, they are laid out on the corrugated iron roofs under the sun.