Guanacos on the Trail

When we drove along Route 40 to the Golf Club of Chapelco (which in Mapuche means a damp bush), we discovered an unexpecteda and surprising roadside show. In the dry grasslands and grazing among some green sandy shrubs scattered among gray rocks were six young (chulengos) guanacos, which are classic attractions in the area and who allegedly escaped from the protected fenced area somewhat further away from the route. Argentina has 96% of the world's guanacos, this camelid and ruminant herbivorous mammal which is also called "lama guanicoe" lives in a lot of South America, in places with bushes, thorns, deserts, mountains, hills and coastal areas.