Vicuñas, big-eyed camelids that roam the southern Andes, produce the finest and most expensive wool there is. In New York, Milan or London, the fashion house Loro Piana sells a vicuña sweater ...

The annual chaccu helps support families in 290 communities in the Peruvian Andes. Vicuna wool is highly-prized for its soft qualities and is one of the most expensive in the world.

Alpaca Wool: Andean alpacas have been a key part of Peruvian life for centuries and garments and home decor items are readily available from sweaters, hats and tote bags and super-soft baby alpaca ...

But that’s just the start of the reason for their wool’s high price. Skittish wild animals that have yet to be successfully domesticated, vicunas live on Andean mountainsides above 11,000 feet.

To celebrate the launch of their four new styles from the Andean Collection, Limerick based fashion brand CAYO is giving you a chance to win one of their luxury alpaca wool jumpers worth €270.

In 2015, 18-year-old Kris Cody went to hike in the Andes during a gap year before college. Six months later, he came back with a new sweater — and the seed of a business idea.

Ancient vicuna wool shearing tradition lives on in Peruvian Andes News Desk (AFP) Totoroma, Peru Sat, August 28, 2021 Published on Aug. 28, 2021 Published on 2021-08-28T11:06:12+07:00 ...

CAYO is giving away a premium sweater, worth €270, from their Andean Collection to an Irish Times subscriber. These sweaters are pieces that you will love and cherish for many years, slow ...