What is an alpaca?
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| The alpaca is a member of
the South American llama and vicuņa family. Alpaca is an essential for Andean economy: it provides with meat for direct consumption, as well as with fiber, leather, and fur for textile, tannage and furring industries respectively. |
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Alpaca fibers
are among the softest of all animal fibers. Alpacas produce one of the worlds finest and most luxurious natural fibers. |
| Soft as
cashmere and seven times warmer, three times stronger than sheeps wool, lighter, and
does not feel scratchy like other animal fibers. It also comes in more colors than any
other fiber-producing animal.
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