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
Chile–Ireland relations - 1796, Ambrosio became the Royal Governor of Chile and later was promoted to Viceroy of Peru (which included Chile) from 1796 - 1801. In 1778, Ambrosio's son, Bernardo O'Higgins was born in Chillán. Bernardo would later be known as Chile's independence leader and Supreme Director of and independent Chile from 1817- 1823. Irish born Chilean military officer Juan Mackenna is also considered a hero of Chilean Independence and is accredited for creating the Corps of Military Engineers of the Chilean Army. Soon after the Irish War of Independence from the United Kingdom, Ireland began to develop its diplomatic relations