Chilihueque
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The chilihueque/chiliweke or hueque/weke is an extinct hypothetical species of South American camelid. It lived in central and southern Chile until the colonial period.
Journael ende historis verhael van de Reyse gedaen bij Costen de Straet Le Maire, naer de Custen van Chili, onder het beleyt van den Heer Generael Henrick Brouwer, inden Jare 1643
1776 illustration of various lamines, including the chilihueque at top right
Llama
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The llama is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the pre-Columbian era.
Chilihueque
…in 1841. There are two main hypotheses for its origin: the first suggests that it was a locally-domesticated guanaco and the second that it was a llama or alpaca introduced from the north. The former hypothesis is supported by a mitochondrial DNA analysis of bones from Mocha Island. According to Molina…
Llamas, Vernagt Stausee, Italy
A Quechua girl in traditional dress with a llama in Cusco, Peru
A domestic llama
Skeleton of a llama