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It is a way of calling a rodent in Colombia. It is also called guartinajo, common paca, guagua, lapa, chilo, majaz or tepezcuintle. The scientific name is Cuniculus paca and belongs to the family Cuniculidae. In Colombisa it is also a common name given to a palm tree. It is the Astriocaryum triandrum of the family Arecaceae.