I have often commented to our Creative Soul artists we should get an alpaca and harvest, dye, and spin wool for projects! But it isn’t feasible-no space. Some of our artists came up with a great idea we could indeed buy an alpaca for: farming families in need in Ecuador’s Andean highlands! Alpacas are accustomed to the high elevation of the Andes and thrive in mountainous terrain. They live about 20 years, and each alpaca produces around 10 pounds of wool annually — plenty to