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The rocoto, or locoto is a medium sized round chili pepper common in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. Rocoto pods have thick walls, like a bell pepper, but are quite hot. Rocoto peppers are the only peppers with black seeds. The plants grow up to 6 ft (1.8 m) high if supported.

Rocoto peppers are among the oldest of domesticated peppers, and was grown up to 5000 years ago. It is probably related to undomesticated peppers that still grow in South America. This pepper is a species; most other chili peppers are cultivars or hybrids from Capsicum annuum.

The rocoto will grow well in temperate and even cool climates without hot summers, unlike most hot chilis.

Although most rocotos are red, there is also a yellow type that is common in the Caribbean and Mexico and an orange variety.

Other names for Rocoto: locoto, manzano, canario (the yellow type), caballo, & peron.