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This place was a nice stop for many reasons. We all were able to use a super clean toilet, feed the animals alfalfa and shop for good quality items. The people are friendly. You can leave about the ways dyes are created naturally but we...More
apparently the Vecunas are not seen frequently, however, we were lucky and several were on the hillside and further down. Here you can learn quite a bit about each creature. Piles of grass (?) were available to get their attention. Makes for great photo opportunities....More
Many Moons ago I visited this charming place on my Tour of Peru and the Amazon (Iquitos) and even though at the time I didn't entirely appreciate it I now look back on it with fondness. I remember it being a lovely sunny day but...More
We loved Awana Kancha, one of our first stops in the area upon arrival. Kids and adults loved feeding the llamas, alpacas and vicunas (but, be careful of occasional spitting by naughty animals! Daughter got spit in her eye - yuck!) We really enjoyed taking...More
I loved coming here. I’m a sucker for alpacas and just had to go somewhere where I could pet and feed one and take a million pics.
Interested in textiles? Interested in Peruvian culture? Like animals? This wonderful place is a very hands-on and engaging - textures, colors, demonstrations, interactions with the animals. (I tried feeding them - how fun!)
If you are interested in the animals of the Andes region, you should visit Awana Kancha, a farm about 25 km from Cusco where animals like Alpaca, Llama and Vicuña are kept and their wool used to make textiles. Animals are kept in large pens....More
We really enjoyed this stop, learning about the variety of alpaca, getting to see and feed & pet them, then learning about the dying process, watching the ladies weave, and then the fabulous gift shop with a huge selection to buy! (not to mention really...More
One of the best things we did on our trip. It was great fun feeding the Alpacas. It was really interesting watching the girls weave their cloth by hand. We were taken aback by all the natural ingredients used in the colours of the clothing....More
Lovely little farm where you can get up close to & feed the Alpaca and Llama and purchase high quality items. The people are not pushy, very friendly. There are demonstrations of handy crafts that are for sale. We fed the animals and purchased beautiful...More
