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It is now considered a luxury food-source by the people of Guyana and Mexico.

In Nicaragua it is called Guardatinaja, and it is raised as the prime gourmet Nicaraguan Wild Meat.

The legend goes in the Mayan Region of the Yucatán Peninsula that the kings and Caciques used to raise Pacas for their personal use, and if a servant ate one they would be punished harshly.

In Trinidad ( in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago ), it is called ' Lappe ' and is considered among the most highly prized of wild game, its flesh being sold at high prices resulting in high levels of poaching and a decline of its populations at some localities on the island.

In Belize, it is referred to as a " gibnut ," and considered a delicacy ; it was once served to H. M. Elizabeth II and subsequently has the nickname " the royal rat ".

In the Peruvian Amazon, it is known as majás.