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I wish I could post a picture of this because it was hilarious (as I understand it posting pictures is not allowed.). But on a recent trip to Mendoza, Argentina, I went to the zoo and you will never guess what I came across as one of the animals on display....

GUINEA PIGS!!!! I just thought this was hilarious. Lion, tiger, camel, guinea pigs, sheep, giraffe, and elephants, all your run of the mill zoo animals. :D


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At least you didn't come across them on a menu! :lol:

kschauer Rookie
At least you didn't come across them on a menu! :lol:

HAHAHA! I think guinea pig is on the menu in Peru!

Totally off topic - how was Mendoza? I'm about 4 hours away but haven't made the trip yet.

HAK1031 Enthusiast

haha! I know there's an ecuadorian dish called cuy (pronounced "Kwee") that's fried guinea pig...I wouldn't be suprised if you can find it in other South American countries!

estoy celosa que uds. esten en chile :) me encantaria viajar a todos los paises sudamericanos

SeMeCl Apprentice

Yeah, they do eat guinea pig in Peru, I have a Peruvian friend and he broke the news to me.

Mendoza is great. I stayed there for a week during the fiestas patrias. They have a route where you can bicycle to all of these bodegas. It is really cheap to rent a bike and certain bodegas are free. It was too big to see everything, but there are a lot of ferias in the street. The zoo is huge (3 hours to see everything). It's really pretty, kind of in a natural setting, but a bit sketchy too. There was a monkey and bird that had escaped from their cages. When we told the people that worked there they said "Es normal." :blink:

I know this is the free of gluten-free section, but I have to say, there is a huge grocery store chain there that has a TON of gluten-free products (CHEAP gluten-free products). The store that had the most selection was next to plaza Chile (Hard to miss.)

I have to ask you kschauer about how you eat in Vi

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