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By Bonnie Hamre, About.com Guide to South America Travel since 1997

Black Market Alpacas

Tuesday April 12, 2005
alpacas in Peru In an effort to stop the rustling and black market transporting of valuable alpacas out of Peru to be sold to lucrative pet and wool markets, the Peruvian government is creating a program: Microchips to guard Peruvian alpacas. (BBC News).
Photo of alpacas at high altitude Lake Jatun Puqa Q'ochain, on the Ausangate Trek in the Peruvian Andes thanks to ClipArt.com.

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