Two dozen children in other age groups also competed Saturday in an annual event meant to draw attention to Ecuador's high wetlands and the need to preserve them. A girl waits on her llama for the ...

At dawn on a cold morning characteristic of Ecuador's highlands, about 20 children got ready to show off their skills in a llama race on Saturday. Dayana Toapanta, at just 10 years old ...

On February 1, 2025, in Quito, Ecuador, @diogobrus shared a video of an unusual horse race featuring a llama. In the video, the author watches a race when they spot a young girl riding a llama ...

The tiny rider sat — well, was tied — atop the towering steed that would carry him to victory in the annual llama races at Ecuador's Llanganates National Park. But two dozen children in other ...