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Peruvians have a rich heritage and history - majority of Peruvians are descendants of the Great Incans

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Wanna meet alpacas?

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Peru's Favorite Past Time: Cockfighting?

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Peru's Favorite Past Time: Cockfighting?

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Cockfighting is a controversial sport where roosters are bred to fight to the eat with each other. Did you know that Peruvian cockfighting could lead to equalizing the economy of Peru?

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South America's Finest: The New Look of Peruvian food!

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South America's Finest: The New Look of Peruvian food!

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0Peruvian cuisine is known for its delicious blend of spices and the use of locally grown vegetables - a Latin flair that can't be beat!

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Peruvian Cuisine reflects the country's history, with a variety that is unique in the world. We find dishes that sweeten our palates in every corner of the country. The cuisines of Lima, the North Coast, the Amazon, Arequipa, the Andes and Novo-Andean cuisine are waiting to be served at your table so you can have an unparalleled gastronomic experience.

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Pygmy anteaters are natives to Peru, and are actually the smallest anteaters in the world!

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October 28, 2016 by Moises Avila

Native to Central and South America, pygmy anteaters measure about 20 centimeters (eight inches) long-the smallest anteaters in the world

Paulina struggles to open her eyes, sees strange people in her space and raises her tiny claws in warning.

Despite the threat, it's hard not to want to cuddle the pint-sized furball and her mate Freddy, the only pygmy anteaters in the world to be kept in a zoo.

Since being rescued from animal traffickers a decade ago, when they were a year old, the pair have lived in the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru.

Native to Central and South America, pygmy anteaters measure about 20 centimeters (eight inches) long-the smallest anteaters in the world.

Also called silky anteaters, or Cyclopes didactylus, they are known as creatures of the night, wrapping their little golden-brown bodies around tropical tree branches to feed on ants.

They are much smaller than their cousins, such as the Tamandua anteaters, which can measure up to a meter long, or the giant anteater, which reaches two meters long.

They spend their entire lives in the treetops, never touching the ground.

But the destruction of the Amazon rainforest is leaving them without a home.

Because of their fragility, Paulina and Freddy are not on public display.

They are kept in a special enclosure designed to mimic their arboreal habitat.

Pygmy anteaters (Cyclopes didactylus), known as silky anteaters, spend their entire lives in the treetops, never touching the ground

The pair are believed to be the longest-lived pygmy anteaters in captivity.

Sometimes captured to be kept as pets, the animals typically stay alive only a short time outside their native habitat.

"There's not much information about them because they're not very visible. They are being affected by deforestation, and because of that we are losing them," said the biologist who cares for the Lima pair, Gina Ccarhuas.
Encroaching threat
It is difficult to estimate how many pygmy anteaters there are in the Amazon because they are so solitary and shy.

"They are vulnerable," said Ccarhuas.

"A conservation program is being launched, and a zoological training course on managing the species."

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) does not classify the species as threatened, but warned in a 2014 report that parts of its habitat were disappearing in Brazil.

It is difficult to estimate how many pygmy anteaters there are in the Amazon because they are so solitary and shy

"There is no doubt that rapid and ongoing deforestation of the Atlantic Forest is negatively affecting the northeastern population of Cyclopes didactylus," it said.

"The species cannot survive in the sugar cane plantations that are replacing the native vegetation in this area and the remaining patches of suitable habitat are increasingly fragmented."

Feeding Paulina and Freddy is a challenge for the zoo, which has had to substitute the ants they eat in the wild with a special protein-rich, probiotic milk formula.

They usually wake up around 6 pm and are active until about 4 am, Ccarhuas said.

They live in an enclosure designed to simulate the canopy of a tropical rainforest.

When daytime comes, they curl up to sleep in a small wicker basket-VIP treatment for two star guests.

© 2016 AFP

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Adorable but shy, pygmy anteaters are VIPs at Peru zoo

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October 28, 2016 by Moises Avila Paulina struggles to open her eyes, sees strange people in her space and raises her tiny claws in warning. Despite the threat, it's hard not to want to cuddle the pint-sized furball and her mate Freddy, the only pygmy anteaters in the world to be kept in a zoo.

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Did you know that Peru has over 3800 different types of potatoes?

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Let's Take a Closer Look at the Flag of Peru!

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Let's Take a Closer Look at the Flag of Peru!

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The flag of Peru features the colors red and white, and a coat of arms with a llama and a chichona tree! If you didn't already know what the Peruvian flag looks like, you have now!

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Let's listen to the Peruvian national anthem!

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Let's listen to the Peruvian national anthem!

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It is also known as the National March, and was actually chosen based on a public contest! It was composed by Jose Bernardo Alcedo in 1821

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Peruvian National Anthem - "Himno Nacional Del Peru" (ES/EN)

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The largest lake in South America, enjoy the view of Lake Titicaca at its finest...

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The Andes Mountain: World's Longest Mountain Range

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The Andes Mountain: World's Longest Mountain Range

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You can find part of the Andes Mountains in Peru - it stretches all across western South America!