Peruvian Hairless Dog Postcard
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A Peruvian Hairless Dog poses on a street in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Pueblo), the village at the foot of Machu Picchu. An ancient breed, the Peruvian Hairless Dog is the national dog of Peru. The dogs were kept as pets during the Inca Empire, but their history goes back even further. Depictions of Peruvian hairless dogs appear around 750 A.D. on ceramic pots and were featured on ceramic vessels in several Peruvian cultures. The Spanish conquest of Peru nearly caused the extinction of the breed. The dogs survived in rural areas, where the people believed that they held a mystical value.
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