Setting foot at one of Saudi's mountain tours and travel destinations is somewhat winning a prize with inexplicable jubilation.
My recent trip to Jazan filled me with much excitement because, for the first time, I will be climbing the famous Fayfa Mountain I have planned and intended to do for a long time. Knowing its unique landscapes, the startling spectacles of the mountain ridges, and the colorful structures built on top, on the slope, and afoot, not surprising, of course, for somebody like me to think of exploring this mountain.
A visit to a coffee farm in Fayfa Mountain, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, only proves that weather conditions in this tropical province of Saudi Arabia make no difference with my homeland, the Philippines. The temperature, the humidity, the random rainfalls, the vegetation and some other things made me feel like I was walking around my home.
The more I was amazed and gave me the reason to say that similarity the climate with what we have in my country when I found the chili pepper species endemic in my place, growing in Jazan. This species of chili pepper at home we call "Siling Labuyo." Siling Labuyo is known to have been endemic to my place, though it thrives in other regions in the Philippines, but not as pervasive as in my place. So finding this species of chili pepper in Jazan, in Fayfa mountain, specifically boosted my feeling of being at home in my favorite province in the Kingdom. Aside from the "Siling Labuyo" other endemic plants I saw thriving in Fayfa Mountain are:
1. Tanglad (Lemon grass)
2. Albaha (other species of basil)
3. Papaya
4. Atis (fruit tree, Gaesta, as the locals call it, but not sure if I got it right)
5. Lakatan (species of banana)
6. Palo Maria (species of forest tree)
Jazan never fails to amaze me whenever I come for a short visit.
Watch out for the full blogs about Fayfa Mountain on my website, soon.
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