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How did they farm vicuñas? Common knowledge here in the andes is that they aren’t domesticated and don’t reproduce in captivity. That’s why their fur costs so m
by DanielVZ 3y ago
How did they farm vicuñas? Common knowledge here in the andes is that they aren’t domesticated and don’t reproduce in captivity. That’s why their fur costs so much.
Afaik alpacas can be farmed, but llamas are fully domesticated instead and easy for having larger livestock.
- clvx 3y agoThere you go: https://elpais.com/america-futura/2023-09-03/la-fuerza-del-chacchu-una-ancestral-practica-de-conservacion-de-vicunas.html https://elpais.com/america-futura/2023-09-03/la-fuerza-del-c... Pretty much Chaccu. Free festival. It's usually in June. You can make a trip of it going to Paracas, Ica's dunes, Nazca Lines and finish in Pampas Galeras. Keep in mind in Galeras there's nothing. Just a post of the National reserve and that's it. It's also at 4K meters of altitude so walking for hours could be a whole experience.
- jerpint 3y agoI didn’t interact with the locals much, but you are correct that it was mostly alpacas and llamas that you would see being herded