Re: Country names

Carlos Thompson wrote:

> Stone Gordonssen wrote:
>
> > >India = peacock, tiger
> >
> > I associate the peacock more with Thailand.
> >
> > Australia - kangaroo
> > Peru - guinea pig
>
> Dunno, while guinea pigs are eaten from Souther Colombia to Peru, I'd rather
> use it for Ecuador.
>
> Condor has already been proposed for "Andean Countries", but I think this is
> an oversimplification that blurs national identities..., well, there are
> condors from Chile to Colombia, but it is only in the coat of arms of
> Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia, so lets limit the condor to one of these.
> Ecuador has already a guinea pig, so lets use the condor for Bolivia.
>
> Well there is a nice Llama in the Peruvian coat of arms, so let's use the
> Llama for Peru.
>
It's a vicuña not a llama : )


David Barrow

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