Llama distinguished by the inhabitants of South America are recognized as distinct species, though with difficulties in defining their distinctive characteristics. These are: The llama and alpaca are only known in the domestic state, and are variable in size and of many colors, being often white, brown, or piebald. Some are grey or black. The guanaco and vicuña are wild, the former being endangered, and of a nearly uniform light-brown color, passing into white below. They certainly differ from each other, the vicuña being smaller, more slender in its proportions, and having a shorter head than the guanaco. The vicuña lives
Llama de la Libertad Llama de la Libertad Llama de la Libertad or Llama Eterna de la Libertad (lit. "Eternal Flame of Liberty") was a ceremonial flame located in Plaza Bulnes. It was lit on September 11 of 1975 by Augusto Pinochet to commemorate the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat against Allende. Llama de la Libertad was part of a larger monument called Altar de la Patria (lit. "Altar of the Fatherland") and was a symbol of the military dictatorship that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. In 2003 the government announced through minister Francisco Vidal that the presidency would cease funding the flame due