FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS THE OLMECS TO CORTES
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Cows & horses
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Mules & donkeys
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Sheep & oxen
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Alpaca & llamas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Alpacas were fully domesticated by Andean people centuries before the Incas as a source of fuel, meat and fiber for fabric.
Detailed explanation-2: -Treasured by the ancient Inca civilisation, their fine fleeces were reserved for Incan royalty. Together with their close relatives, the llamas, alpacas provided clothing, food, fuel and, no doubt, companionship as domesticated animals high in the altiplano of Peru, Chile and Bolivia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Domestication & The Inca Empire Smaller than the llama, which was domesticated for use as a cargo animal, the alpaca was bred for its soft, luxurious fiber. During the time of the Inca, alpaca wool was used to make clothing for royalty and was know as “The Fiber of the Gods".
Detailed explanation-4: -The Incas had no cows, sheep, pigs, chickens or goats. Their only domesticated animals were llamas, alpacas and guinea pigs.