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Llamas & Alpacas of Peru |
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What is the difference between a llama and an alpaca?The physical differences are the most obvious. The easiest difference to spot is the ears. llamas have long banana-shaped ears while alpacas have shorter spear-shaped ears. The llama's back is long and straight with the tail set high whereas the back of an alpaca appears shorter and tends to round down at the rump with the tail set lower. But in the end, but are pretty damn soft and baby alpaca is definitely the softest. |
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| The conquest of the Incas by the Spanish had disastrous effects on the raising of llamas and alpacas. The Spanish decimated the llama and alpaca herds and what they didn't kill died of imported diseases caught from European animals brought by the Spanish. The were so thorough in their eradication of the Inca culture that valuable husbandry records were lost. The surviving natives and animals fled to the high ground to eak out their meagre existence |
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Despite the sun appearing from time to time, it was rather cold in the evenings. So having an alpaca sweater would have been nice to have around. |
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The two pictures below I believe are from Chinchero, where a beautiful 16th century church sits on top of the hill. |
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