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Guinea pigs, or cuy, are a significant part of the diet in Peru, in the southwestern cities and villages of Colombia, and among some populations in the highlands of Ecuador, mostly in the

Andes highlands. Cuyes can be found on the menu of restauran

ts in Lima and other cities in Peru, as well as in Pasto, Colombia. Guinea pig meat is exported to the Un

ited States and European nations.

In

• 2004, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation took legal action to stop vendors s

• erving cuy at an Ecuadorian festival in Flushing Meadows Park.New York Sta

te allows for the consumption of guinea pigs, but New York City prohibits it. Accusations of cultural persecution have since been leveled.

The guinea pig's close rodent cousins, capybara and paca, are consumed as food in South America. The Catholic Church's restriction on eating meat during Lent does not apply to the capybara, as it is specifically exempted from this rule.