Llama racing in the clouds

Unique competition takes place on the Llanganates paramo in Ecuador

Child riders participate in the 'Llamingada', a race in which children between the ages of 8 and 13 compete with their llingos (llamas), in the Agualongo Pamba sector, in Salcedo, Cotopaxi province, Ecuador, 11 February 2023. A group of llamas from the Ecuadorian Andes, divine beings in the country's indigenous worldview, carry children from the Llanganates paramo on their backs, in a unique competition that seems to go to the clouds. EPA / Jose Jacome

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Feb 15, 2023

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