L lamas and their relatives are no strangers to our land.
Llamas are members of the camelid family, which at one time thrived on the plains of North America.
With the Ice Age, llamas became extinct in North America. Llamas migrated to South America and took up residence in the land of the Andean Mountains. I n the highlands of Peru, some 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, llamas were domesticated, placing them among the oldest domestic animals in the world. The llama was the lifeline of the Inca Indians of South America. The llama was their beast of burden, the source of clothing and a source of food as well as fuel.