{"id":501,"date":"2024-03-02T19:13:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T22:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreamy.tours\/?p=5377"},"modified":"2021-11-19T10:17:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T15:17:26","slug":"peruvian-guinea-pig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreamy.tours\/en\/blog\/peruvian-guinea-pig\/","title":{"rendered":"Peruvian Guinea Pig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The guinea pig or guinea pig is a mammal native to the Andean area of \u200b\u200bBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru<\/a><\/strong>. The guinea pig is a food product of high nutritional value. In the Andean countries there is a stable population of more or less 35 million guinea pigs. Peru is the country with the largest population and consumption of guinea pigs, there is an annual production of 16,500 tons of meat from the benefit of more than 65 million guinea pigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peruvian guinea pig is a rodent of the Caviidae family and inhabits the surroundings of the Andean country Peru<\/a><\/strong>, although this does not mean that it only exists in this place. However, he is both identified as a native of that South American country, which is known throughout the world as Peruvian guinea pig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other latitudes it is also known as “field rat”\nand, although you may be surprised, there are many places where this animal is\nconsidered a pet, which generates a negative feeling at the idea of \u200b\u200bconsuming\nit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n