Elena Barreda, in Accoyo
Elena Barreda and Carlos Escudero, November 2008
Arriving in Macusani
Main square
Macusani Municipal Building
Road to Accoyo
Pasture fields
Tea at Elena's
50% of Elena's herd is Suri and 50% is Huacaya
The manes are amazing
and the fiber is amazing too!
What a show!
and curls
Suri tresses
dread locks
and the hair, abundant
Suri group
What a delight to watch
and here are the proud Huacayas
Legendary Accoyo Alpacas
Playing King of the Hill
Accoyo workers
More hills to climb
say cheese!
Shearing time
with shearing scissors
finished
packing it
Elena, with the yield, 16 pounds