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Where are guavas from?

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Hawaii and Mexico grow quite a few guavas of various different species. Most guava found in the US come from one of these two. Mostly found in warm climate countries that are located in South America.

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Guava originated in tropical America (probably Brazil), and is now found throughout the tropical world. It was probably spread eastwards by the Portuguese who planted it in their colonies in South-East Asia, including Malaysia and India.

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