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Facts worth knowing

Country of origin

Chinchillas come from the Andes, South America. This area was ruled by the Incas before the Conquistadores occupied the land. The Andes, approximately 7500 km* long, extend from Venezuela to Cap Horn.
The highest mountain of the Andes is the Anconcagua (6959 m**). The vegetation of this mountain range is as expressive as its fauna because the Andes pass through all climatic zones of South America.

 

Potatoes and corn are cultivated in a height from 2000 m to 4000 m. Settlements exist in an altitude of even more than 5000 m.
Unusual: The Peruanic Central Rail drives up to a height of 4782 m on the railway line Lima--Huancayo, as  high as no other train in the world.
 

* 1 km = 1000 m  ** 1 m = 3.2809 feet

Chinchillas & Co. can be found in the center of the Andes, in areas with dry and cold climate. One of the last chinchilla-populations lives in a reservation in Chile.
 

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