Our Story
About five years ago when our kids had grown up and had their own families my husband
and I thought we were ready to retire. We bought a house up north across from a small
lake and were ready to take it easy. At the time we thought that our children and
grandchildren would come up often. Well, as most things in life do..it didn't work out the
way we had planned. Not only didn't the kids come to visit as often as we would have
liked, we found that both of us weren't quite ready to pull up the rocking chairs and call
it a day. We sold our house and moved back to where the kids and grandchildren are.
We invested the proceeds from the sale of our house into a small alpaca herd and presto...
we were alpaca farmers. We had never done any farming before but having raised five
children we figured...how hard can it be??!! Well...the learning curve has been pretty
steep but we are having a blast!
Just what the heck is an alpaca???
"Pachamama" is the Peruvian Quechua and Aymara
Indians' word for Mother Earth.
Ausengate is a magnificent snow-covered peak south of Cuzco
and the legendary source of alpacas and llamas. According
to legend, Pachamama loaned alpacas and llamas so the
people of the puna could survive. Since the animals belong
to Pachamama, they must be well-fed and never treated cruelly. If
they aren't,Pachamama will call them back to Ausengate and people
will disappear. —Ancient Quechua legend....
The alpacas' origins are shrouded in antiquity and legends. It is known that they have been domesticated for at
least 5000 years, prized for their fabulous fiber that was once reserved for Inca royalty.
Alpacas are members of the camelid family,cousin to the llama, vicuna
and guanco. These gentle creatures are native to the high Andes
Mountains of South America, particularly inPeru, Bolivia and Chili.
The hair of the alpaca is called 'fleece' or 'fiber' rather than 'fur' or
'wool.' Alpaca fleece has 22 natural shades ranging from the deepest
darkest black to the purest of whites.
There are two types of alpacas, classified according to their fiber type:
Huacaya ('wah-KI-yah') — dense, crimped, wooly, water-resistant fleece. About 90% of all alpacas in the North
America are "teddy-bear" huacayas.
Suri ('SUR-ree') — very fine and lustrous fiber which grows parallel to the body in long, separate locks. Only
10% of the alpaca population in the North America are suris.
About five years ago when our kids had grown up and had their own families my husband
and I thought we were ready to retire. We bought a house up north across from a small
lake and were ready to take it easy. At the time we thought that our children and
grandchildren would come up often. Well, as most things in life do..it didn't work out the
way we had planned. Not only didn't the kids come to visit as often as we would have
liked, we found that both of us weren't quite ready to pull up the rocking chairs and call
it a day. We sold our house and moved back to where the kids and grandchildren are.
We invested the proceeds from the sale of our house into a small alpaca herd and presto...
we were alpaca farmers. We had never done any farming before but having raised five
children we figured...how hard can it be??!! Well...the learning curve has been pretty
steep but we are having a blast!
Just what the heck is an alpaca???
"Pachamama" is the Peruvian Quechua and Aymara
Indians' word for Mother Earth.
Ausengate is a magnificent snow-covered peak south of Cuzco
and the legendary source of alpacas and llamas. According
to legend, Pachamama loaned alpacas and llamas so the
people of the puna could survive. Since the animals belong
to Pachamama, they must be well-fed and never treated cruelly. If
they aren't,Pachamama will call them back to Ausengate and people
will disappear. —Ancient Quechua legend....
The alpacas' origins are shrouded in antiquity and legends. It is known that they have been domesticated for at
least 5000 years, prized for their fabulous fiber that was once reserved for Inca royalty.
Alpacas are members of the camelid family,cousin to the llama, vicuna
and guanco. These gentle creatures are native to the high Andes
Mountains of South America, particularly inPeru, Bolivia and Chili.
The hair of the alpaca is called 'fleece' or 'fiber' rather than 'fur' or
'wool.' Alpaca fleece has 22 natural shades ranging from the deepest
darkest black to the purest of whites.
There are two types of alpacas, classified according to their fiber type:
Huacaya ('wah-KI-yah') — dense, crimped, wooly, water-resistant fleece. About 90% of all alpacas in the North
America are "teddy-bear" huacayas.
Suri ('SUR-ree') — very fine and lustrous fiber which grows parallel to the body in long, separate locks. Only
10% of the alpaca population in the North America are suris.
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