Sunday Herald - The nights are chilly (hot water’ in this part of the world is a very fluid description) with crystal-bright stars on glinting water and layers of alpaca wool blankets at the cosy guest house, Inti Kala. The next morning’s challenge is the trek to

Local Woman Volunteers to Help Disaster Victims
Hollister Free Lance - Dorrance holds a class on spinning and knitting every third Saturday of the month to show people how to use the alpaca wool. Helping Hands is a weekly feature of the Free Lance that focuses on contributions made by individual volunteers in our

Incas scaled deep gorges with fiber bridges
Herald Tribune - The Peruvians, knowing nothing of the arch or iron metallurgy, instead relied on what they knew best, fibers from cotton, grasses and saplings, and llama and alpaca wool. The Inca suspension bridges achieved clear spans of at least 150 feet, probably

Statesman Journal - The fifth-annual Heart of the Valley Alpaca Show is today. This show has been designed for those who are curious about alpacas and for those who own them, according to promotional materials. So if you re in the market for a new alpaca or just

Sunday Herald - The nights are chilly (hot water’ in this part of the world is a very fluid description) with crystal-bright stars on glinting water and layers of alpaca wool blankets at the cosy guest house, Inti Kala. The next morning’s challenge is the trek to

Local Woman Volunteers to Help Disaster Victims
Hollister Free Lance - Dorrance holds a class on spinning and knitting every third Saturday of the month to show people how to use the alpaca wool. Helping Hands is a weekly feature of the Free Lance that focuses on contributions made by individual volunteers in our

Woman finds natural niche raising alpacas
Morning Sun - Gratiot County resident Maple Smith fell into raising alpacas and spinning alpaca wool around the same time young women were drawn to knitting and crocheting. The result is a perfectly timed venture she has grown to love. A research study