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	Llamas / Other Animals: Llamas Tip Rating:

By ThiagoRamos on February 28, 2007

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Llama

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After taking your best pictures of the citadel, keep climbing the steps until you reach the Agricultural Sector. You´ll find yourself surrounded by llamas of many colors and sizes. I wasn´t attacked but be careful and respect their space... you never know...

Usually they don´t mind if you take a few pictures...

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	Llamas / Other Animals: Play with the Llamas!!

By nattybabe on February 5, 2007

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There are Llamas galore in Peru and Machu Picchu is no exception. They wonder around freely and mingle with the tourists. It adds a little something to your experience!!

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	Llamas / Other Animals: Look for the llamas!

By bicycle_girl on November 26, 2006

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They are not so wild here, and I bet they are hired to cut the grass in Machu Picchu. They also pose as great focal point for your pictures. Just don't get too close...

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Directions: Wander a bit in Machu Picchu, soon you will spot them!

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	Llamas / Other Animals: Llamas of Machu Picchu

Updated By sfphototraveller on August 13, 2006

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Watch your food they eat too.

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There on the trails where you walk.

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	Llamas / Other Animals: Alpaca and llama Tip Rating:

By Pete.Gibson on November 28, 2005

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Along the Inca trail we can across these beautiful creatures, Domesticated several thousand years ago by the native South Americans valued primarily for their wool but also used as pack animals

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	Llamas / Other Animals: Live in Llamas Tip Rating:

By mad4travel on July 25, 2005

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Llamas at Machu Picchu

by mad4travel

Here are some Llamas that live up in Machu Picchu.

Their purpose is either to keep the grass down, or as I saw them do, herd dawdling tourists who did'nt know where they were going.

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	Llamas / Other Animals: BEAUTIFUL LLAMAS

By marcelo15 on May 2, 2005

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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	Llamas / Other Animals: Look for the Llamas -- You can't Miss Them! Tip Rating:

By AKtravelers on February 25, 2005

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A llama overlooks a
Peruvian child

by AKtravelers

It is impossible to visit Machu Picchu and not see the Llamas. There are about ten of them and they amble around the pack in a more-or-less coalesced group. There are at least two babies among them. While Llamas are not naturally found at this low altitiude, they're not completely out of place here. The Incas used llamas as pack animals, so there were plenty on hand hauling goods during the Inca times. They were also a source of food and fiber (the textile kind). It's altogether appropriate that they be here to greet you, since the Incas can't be.
But be careful (cuidado!). The llamas are wild animals. Treat them with respect, because you never know how they'll react.

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	Llamas / Other Animals: Viscachas Tip Rating:

By Paul2001 on February 23, 2005

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Viscachas

by Paul2001

Another animal that you might see while wandering around Machu Picchu is the viscachas. A viscachas is a rabbit-like critter but with shorter ears and a long fluffer tail. I saw this one while wandering alone in the residental section of Machu Picchu. It sat and stared at me for about a minute, allowing me to take a photograph. It scampered off into a hole after accidently kicked a rock. I wandered back into the same chamber that I saw this one a few minutes later. This time I came across three viscachas sitting on the rocks. They quickly scurried off into several holes in the rocks.

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	Llamas / Other Animals: the great Lama is checking you... Tip Rating:

By schlumpf on January 24, 2005

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by schlumpf

On the way, discovering the whole Macchu Picchu, will happend, morevoer if you are hking to reach the top of Huayna Picchu, to meet the most famous andean animal: the Lama.
A great meet up at 3.000 meters!

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