Guanaco with newborn baby - stock photo

The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid native to South America. Its name comes from the Quechua word huanaco Young guanacos are called chulengos. Guanacos inhabit both the Pampas plains and mountainous regions of South America. They are found in the altiplano of Peru, Bolivia and Chile, and in Patagonia, with a small population in Paraguay.[1] In Argentina and Chile, they are more numerous in Patagonian regions, as well as in places such as the Torres del Paine National Park, and Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego.