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In South America
llamas have been treasured as pack animals for
several thousand years. On to their backs wandering tribes people
would put all their worldly possessions as they travelled from camp
to camp.
And
it would be the llamas that would
carry their wares for sale -
often clothing and rugs made from llama fibre - to market
Until the arrival of the railway, llamas
were the only way to bring silver and other
minerals out from the Bolivian and
Peruvian mines.
Even today llamas
fulfil an important transportation role in Andean life.
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Here in Europe, llamas are used for rather less
rigorous but very enjoyable and often challenging, trekking into hills and
mountains.
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In the U.S.A llama trekking has been
growing as a very popular activity
for a decade or more. Some trails that were closed to horses and pack mules in National Parks have
been re-opened for llamas because the llamas do not cause damage to the
trails, eating far less of the vegetation and being much lighter of foot.In the U.K RoseLand Llamas are
delighted to have supplied llamas to two leading trekking ventures:
one in
Snowdonia and the other in Dorset in
an area of outstanding beauty where the coastline has recently been declared a World Heritage site.
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Would you like to
have your
new
RoseLand Llamas trained to
a higher standard?
Below are shown some
RoseLand Llamas
selected for training to trekking standard,
prior to sale either for trekking or just so you know that your new field
pets have had extra training for an extra good start!
Please email for more
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We're sold |
Two young boys being led
by two young boys... The young llamas are for sale... |
Stockleigh
Pomeroy, Devonshire EX17 4AY, U.K
t /f:
0(044)1363 866056
e:
roseland@llamas.co.uk
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