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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 23 > Peru fuels boom in alpaca, llama fleece fashion

Peru fuels boom in alpaca, llama fleece fashion

By Victoria Bekiempis / The Bulletin
August 23, 2008

AREQUIPA, Peru — In this Andean nation far from glamorous runways, some of the most fashionable residents have four legs: vicunas, alpacas and llamas.

Exports of the animals’ fleecy coats have nearly doubled to more than $43 million in the past four years, as models strut....

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