On our way back to Quito we had a chance to learn at little bit about our “pets” the Guinea Pig. First of all you need to understand the the indigenous people in the Andes raised Guinea Pigs much like we raise chickens; well not quite the same as they kept them in their huts. Guinea Pigs are like rabbits when it comes to reproduction so they of course had a very cheap food supply. They feed them their vegetable scraps and allowed them to reproduce rapidly, after they reached maturity they would eat the old ones, again like we do chicken. So what you feed you eat, makes a lot more sense than having pets around the house for little purpose, (just trying to get a rise out of everyone!). Well anyway for lunch we stopped at a restaurant and tried them ourselves, very tasty I must admit!