Smaller than the llama, Alpacas stand about 3ft (0.92m) at the shoulder and weigh, on average, 150lb (68kg). Flocks of alpaca are kept by indigenous people in the highlands of Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Peru. They feed on grasses growing close to the snow line, and they require a pure water supply. The Inca had domesticated the alpaca and utilized its wool before the Spanish Conquest. Exporting of alpaca wool to Europe began after Sir Titus Salt discovered (1836) a way of manufacturing alpaca cloth.
     Alpaca is a luxurious natural fiber, one of the world's rarest, that is in demand by fashion designers in both Europe and Asia. In Incan society alpaca fiber was so prized that it was reserved for use by the royalty. Today alpaca fleece is turned into high end fashions and sold around the world.
     Today, alpaca fiber makes a significant contribution to the National economy of Peru, and to a lesser extent to those of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia.

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