Vicuna are the smallest of the Camelid family standing at just 2ft 8"-3ft 7" (0.8-1.1m) at the shoulder. They typically weigh in the region of 99-121lb (45-55kg). They are extremely refined and delicate to look at, being a cinnamon colour with an apron of long white hair on their chest.

     The vicunas are the possessors of the world's finest wool. For over a millennium, vicuna wool was the prized and jealously guarded privilege of Inca royalty and the wealthiest classes of modern South America, but political and economic innovations are reorganizing the means of vicuna wool production.

     Vicuna fleeces are prized throughout the world for their incredible quality. They are far more comfortable and attractive even than cashmere wools and the small number of animals makes their fleeces even more expensive.

     Vicuna wool is so highly treasured that a coat made from the material costs an average of $6000. As only one-quarter pound of hair can be sheared from any one vicuna per season, about forty animals are necessary for the production of such a coat. The raw fleece of the vicuna is valued around $225 per pound...

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