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Research assistants of Peruvian scientist Martha Valdivia, a biology professor at the University of San Marcos, check procedures at a lab on the main campus in Lima on June 4, 2018. - In a joint effort with other scientists, Valdivia is developing the technology to establish future protocols to inseminate and breed the alpaca (Vicugna pacos), a species of Andean camelid similar to the llama, raised for their nutritional meat and fine wools in herds grazing in the Andes of southern Peru, western Bolivia, Ecuador, and northern Chile at altitudes over 3,500 m (11,500 ft) above sea level. (Photo by CRIS BOURONCLE / AFP) (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP via Getty Images)