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The highlands of Peru are home to the vast majority of all the alpacas in the world. The Quechua Indians, who domesticated the vicunã more than five thousand years ago, are the ancestral keepers of the alpaca. They live in a high-altitude world of extremes and a vast rocky landscape devoid of trees, where a bitter wind can drive the cold, thin air straight through your bones.
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Hillsboro Dentist takes a bigger bite out of kid's cavities as nonprofit grows
Hillsboro dentist Mario Pedroza has dedicated almost 10 years to improving the dental health of an entire generation of children -- in Peru.
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American Alpaca Owners Extend A Helping Hand
Quechua Benefit began in 1996 with a simple request. Don Julio Barreda, a world famous Alpaca breeder from Peru, asked Dr. Mario Pedroza and Mike Safley if they could help the children in his pueblo and Mario responded, “Could we give them dental care?” “Bueno,” said Don Julio. With this simple exchange Quechua Benefit was born.
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Local alpaca owners work to help the people in the Peruvian highlands
Two Hillsboro alpaca ranchers are working to improve the lives of the people in the Peruvian highlands where alpacas have been raised for hundreds of years.
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A nonprofit started by Hillsboro alpaca ranchers 12 years ago has provided free dental care to thousands of people in Peru.
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