Peru celebrates the National Llama Day for the first time

Today, November 22, Peru commemorates for the first time the National Day of the Llama, with the aim of promoting the productive chains related to the meat and fiber of this South American camelid, in order to increase the income of the Andean population. Production Llamas are raised in Peru in the Andean region of the sierra, particularly in the south and center, at altitudes ranging from 3,800 to more than 5,000 meters above sea level. The highest concentration of llamas in a given region has to do with the need to use these animals for the transport of agricultural inputs and crops, but at the same time they constitute an important source of protein for human consumption. The llama, one of the four species of South American camelids along with alpacas, guanacos and vicuñas, is raised mainly in the southern and central regions of Peru, such as Puno, Cusco, Arequipa, Huancavelica, Ayacucho, Apurímac, Pasco, Junín, Moquegua, Tacna and Lima. 97.10% (53,646) of agricultural units ...