Guinea pig in South America

A couple of books I can recommend to read for
information on the place of guinea pigs in South American culture, are:

Morales, Edmundo. (1995). The Guinea Pig:
Healing, Food, and Ritual in the Andes.
The University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

Archetti, Eduardo P. (1997) Guinea pigs: Food, Symbol and Conflicts of Knowledge in Ecuador. Berg Publications, New York.