Peru features 84 of the 103 biodiversity zones found on earth, so it has a wide variety of habitats where orchids grow. More than 3,000 of the 30,000 known orchid species grow in Peru, surpassing the number of native species found in both Colombia and Ecuador, countries known for their orchids. Interestingly, orchids have been highly prized by Peruvian cultures for thousands of years, by both pre-Inca and Incan peoples.