About the Hairless dogs of Latin America

 

 Quechua was the official language of the Incas, and therefore was spoken , and still is, all over their empire. Khala or Ccala means naked ,and is the origin of the Peruvian-Spanish word"calato",which has the same meaning.

In Bolivia the hairless dogs (introduced by the Incas) are known as Kalas or Khalas , and are also considered as a national breed; maybe that was the name used by the Incas (we have no records).

This only reinforces my point of view , that all American hairless dogs should be called "Pre-Columbian Hairlesss Dog " , because they all have the same origin , and the different names are due to geographic and linguistic differences.

Tullio Peschiera Magnani
Lima, Peru