The guanaco is an animal native to South America.
The native term traveled a long etymological path before reaching Spanish. Its origins are found in the Greek word autochthōn . It then passed into Latin as autochthŏnes , and later into French as autochtone .
Autochthonous is an adjective that can be applied to a living being, product or place that is originating or native to the country in which they are found. The native, therefore, is typical of a place.
The notion of autochthonous in biology
In the field of biology , the idea of autochthonous is linked to the being that is native to the ecosystem in which it lives . A native being, thanks to evolution, is adapted to the ecosystem in question. Therefore, if an alien being is introduced (not native to this space), it is possible that an imbalance will be generated in said ecosystem.
The adaptation of native beings to the environment makes it very important for agriculture and livestock to know the properties of animals and plants. The cultivation of a native species is more likely to develop, and in a simpler way, than the cultivation of non-native plants.
The Lama guanicoe , known colloquially as guanaco , is an animal native to South America . It can be found in regions of Argentina , Chile , Bolivia , Peru and Paraguay .
A typical product of a region, such as cheese, can be classified as native to that area.
Typical products of a region
The typical products of an area are also known as native.
For example: “This is a native cheese that is produced completely by hand,” “Native beer is a tourist attraction in the city,” “I love the native food of this province.”
Autochthonous, a Greek character
In the same way, we cannot ignore that Autochthonus is a Greek character. Specifically, it is a figure that the philosopher Plato includes in his work “Critias”.
There it is established that he is one of the children of Poseidon and Cleitus, who had five pairs of twins. It is exactly indicated that, together with Mneseus, they formed the third pair of twins. That character was in charge of a region of Atlantis.
An Ars Amandi album
In addition to all the above, we must not forget that the term in question is the one used by the Spanish band Ars Amandi, which falls within the folk rock genre, to name one of their albums. Specifically, that is what they called their eighth album, which led them to win numerous awards.
Exactly with that album they received the Breakthrough Band award in 2003, which also helped them carry out a huge tour serving as the opening act for the famous group Mago de Oz.
Among the songs that gave shape to that album, some stood out such as “Camino sin fin”, “The die is cast” or “Open the door girl”. The latter was a tribute to the Andalusian rock group Triana.
Paco Moreno, Dani Aller, El Pelusa and Alberto del Río are the members of this band that has managed to become a benchmark for mixing rock with such folkloric elements of Castilian culture as the Castilian whistle.