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More Than Just Meat: Alpacas and Guinea Pigs of the Andes

In Peru’s high Andes and Mongolia’s vast desert, survival depends on more than just strength. It takes patience, tradition, and a deep bond with animals. 🇵🇪 In the mountains of Lucanas, alpacas are raised for fleece, not meat. Even though alpaca meat is precious, shepherds sell it instead of eating it—because life in the highlands demands sacrifice. The real meat source? The cuy, or guinea pig—small, fast-breeding, and honored with rituals before every meal. 🇲🇳 In Mongolia’s Khongoryn Els desert, nomads wait an entire year for a single season of camel milk. Camels give birth only once every two years, and milking is only possible when calves are ready to suckle. The result is not just nutrition—it’s a reward for restraint and respect. From shearing wool to fermenting camel milk, from cuy prayers to desert patience, this is how humans live in balance with animals. Not controlling them—**but waiting for them**. #Andes #Mongolia #Alpaca #Cuy #CamelMilk #NomadicLife #IndigenousSurvival #AnimalCulture #EBS #Documentary