Paco, in Quechua, means alpaca. Marca, in Aymara, means location, place, land of...
Pacomarca is an experimental farm run by Pacomarca S.A. in the department of Puno. It occupies approximately 1500 hectares and lies at an altitude of 4060 meters above sea level...
“Pacomarca” is currently receiving groups of herdsmen who are given demonstrations of shearing techniques so that contamination of the fleece may be reduced by being careful not to mix the coarse fiber from the britch with the finer parts of the fleece. Basic practices of selection and controlled reproduction are also taught, together with the fundamental aspects to be considered from a veterinary point of view...
The story goes that the Lord of Pacomarca was, for many years, the grand master of weaving and embroidery. Nowhere else was there woven such delicate and beautiful cloth...
The Origin of Alpacas According to both the Aimara and Quechua-speaking peoples of Bolivia and Peru, long ago the world was made up of two, superimposed worlds, the upper and the lower...