Awana Kancha is the best place near Cusco to see South American camelids and to see how their fur is used to make exquisite textiles. You can learn how yarn is made, dyed and woven by skilled artisans. Most visitors’ favorite part of a visit to Awana Kancha is feeding the alpacas and llamas.

There is an area where you can learn about the native plants used to make natural dyes for alpaca wool. They also have a gift shop where you can buy weavings made by several different indigenous communities from the Cusco region.

They have domesticated alpacas and llamas in large pens and some that roam loose on their property. They also have wild vicuñas and guanacos that live on their property. They’re shy but if you’re patient you can often see them on the hillsides above the llamas and alpacas.