Llama - Bolivia

At 3,810 meters above sea level, Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest navigable lake. Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo is the largest lake in South America, but Lake Titicaca, with a surface area of 8,300 square kilometers ranks as the second largest lake. More than 25 rivers and streams feed the cold waters of Lake Titicaca.

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Lama glama - The llama, pronounced "yama," the alpaca, the vicuña, and the guañaco are members of the camel family. The llama's agility and coarse coat make it well suited for the mountains of South America. Llamas have been used as a pack animal in South America since pre-Columbian times. Llamas originated in North America and migrated into South America three million years ago. The Camelidae family became extinct throughout North America during the last ice age, approximately 11,000 years ago.

Daceton Armigerum - Bolivia

Daceton armigerum - Daceton armigerum is a widely distributed arboreal ant species endemic to South America. The colonies are polygynic, containing multiple queens and are polydomous, consisting of several nests within one colony. An average colony contains as many as one million individuals. Bore holes created by beetles or other insects along the trunk or branches of a tree become ideal nesting sites. Forging for food is usually limited to capturing insects venturing onto the host tree.

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The Aymara people had established Tiwanaku, a thriving civilization centered in the area of Lake Titicaca; the Spanish called it Tiahuanaco. This state flourished for 500 years and extended its influence into Southern Peru, Northern Chile, and Argentina. Tiwanaku grew into a powerful state through the use of diplomatic and trade agreements as opposed to brute force. Tiwanaku was replaced as a regional power beginning in 1438, through the rapid ascent of the Kingdom of Cusco; the Incas.