Llamas!
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This llama was a bit of cute little chap. I asked him if I could take his photo and he said "llama think about it". I assured him I was qualified and had a dipllama in llama photography. Anyway, dillama averted, I told him he was the spitting image of his father ;) That did the trick
I hope his favourite song doesn't get stuck in your head ... llama, llama, llama, llama, llama, chameleon ....
One and a quarter hours from Quito, capital of Ecuador, stands the beautiful and little known colonial Hacienda of San AgustĂn de Callo. Built on the site of an Inca palace, one of the two most important archaeological Inca sites in Ecuador.
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Lama sous le soleil
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Machu Picchu - PĂ©rou / Machu Picchu - Peru
You know by now that the Atacama Desert, in Chile, is a motionless spectacle. Magnificent. The sky is immensely blue. The colors and the shades change. Almost motionless, because you can also see pink flamingos and llamas.
Llama figurine made by South American Incas 1440-1532.
Llamas were an important part of the the Inca economy and also pets and companions. Small llama statues were frequent temple offerings.
This one, larger than usual at 230mm tall, is a masterpiece of worked silver sheets. It is simple in form yet captures in its abstracted elegance the very essence of llama. It's an artefact you dearly want to own!
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA, Norwich, UK
The one-l Lama,
he's a priest
(Hello Dalai).
The two-l llama,
he's a beast
(often melancholy).
And I will bet
a silk pajama
there isn't any
three-l llama,
(heâs extinct).
--remembering Ogden Nash
a poet of my childhood
Parque de la Amistad - Surco - (Lima - PerĂș)
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Llamas are intelligent and can learn simple tasks after a few repetitions. The wool produced by a llama is very soft and lanolin-free.
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Seen in Peru above 4000 meters...on the road from Arequipa to Colca Canyon...
The alpaca (Vicugna pacos), also known as Pako, is a domesticated camel from the South American Andes, which is mainly bred for its wool. The population of alpacas in Peru is about 3.5 million animals, which accounts for about 80 percent of the worldwide population.
Gesehen in Peru in ĂŒber 4000 Meter Höhe...auf der StraĂe von Arequipa zum Colca Canyon...
Das Alpaka (Vicugna pacos), auch Pako, ist eine aus den sĂŒdamerikanischen Anden stammende, domestizierte Kamelform, die vorwiegend wegen ihrer Wolle gezĂŒchtet wird. Der Bestand an Alpakas in Peru liegt bei etwa 3,5 Millionen Tieren, was ca. 80 Prozent des weltweiten Bestandes ausmacht.
Llamas are used at Machu Picchu as a natural way to keep the grass low. If you get near the edge of a ledge, be sure to know where the llamas are because they can move quickly. Three of them unexpectedly brushed by me on a ledge; luckily they pinned me to the wall as they went by on the outside edge.
Native Ayamara herders and their dogs march a group of llamas across a hillside while the sun sets in front of them. Pastoral herding of llamas is an ancient tradition in Bolivia and a mainstay of the rural economy along with quinoa cultivation. The animals are shorn for their fur which is more coarse than their alpaca cousins, and used for blankets and some clothing items. Note the woman on the right is carrying branches in her satchel, presumably for fuel.
Thanks to Peter Böhringer for suggesting the composition.
A herd of domesticated llamas seen in the Atacama Desert, posed against an Andean volcano that may be Volcan Lascar.
Tamarugo plantation in the Atacama Desert, June 2019.
Llama figurine made by South American Incas 1440-1532.
Llamas were an important part of the the Inca economy, They were also pets and companions. Small llama statues were frequent temple offerings.
This one, larger than usual at 230mm tall, is a masterpiece of worked silver sheets. It is simple in form yet captures in its abstracted elegance the very essence of llama. It's an artefact you dearly want to own!
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA, Norwich, UK