Are guinea pigs origanally from new guinea?

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No, they actually come from South America in the Andes, Chile, and Peru. They are raised as livestock and consumed for food. In the United States and United Kingdom, they are considered domesticated pets.
I've read that they got the name "guinea" pig because they were sold for "a guinea" (a type of money at that time) when the traders brought them over on ships. The pig part of the name came from the squeal they make. They are not related to the actual pigs (swine) we have as livestock. They are members of the rodent family.

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No.They are from the andes mountains in south america.they are still roasted and eaten there.yuck!

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no they are originally from south america where they used to be raised for food and in some parts of s.a., they are still eaten.

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no

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Nope, they are from South America and were used by the Incas as a food source