Hello, hola and buen día!

Welcome to our Alpaca farm, where my mother and I keep a small herd of around 70 Alpacas.

The land is called Pan de Azúcar, a name given by the locals. It is a farm in the northern mountains of Peru, Quiruvilca district, in the province of Santiago de Chuco, in the department of La Libertad. It is located at approximately 8° 01′ 47″ South and 78° 18′ 17″ West, in a high-Andean landscape, 3987 meters above sea level; shaped by wind, ichu grass, roads, water streams, mountains and abandoned mining infrastructure. Click here for the map.

Keeping an alpaca farm requires recurring tasks such as pasture care, repair of shelters/corrals, canal maintenance, antiparasitic treatments, vaccinations, and monitoring of mothers and young. We have done this job for 30 years, but the economic, political and social situation in Peru in the last 5 years, has made it increasingly difficult to cover the basic costs needed to keep them safe, healthy, and properly cared for.

This is why we are raising €4,000 to protect them and the land. This money does not only mean a "short term fix" but it allows us to cover all the costs for at least another year.

How are the funds used?

The funds will be used mainly to pay for:

Pan de azúcar farm is a non-profit. This means we never make any money with the alpacas, nor with the land. Our objective is to make it sustainable.

But what about the wool?

It is true, every year or year and a half, our alpacas go through a shearing process. One could think that the amount of money obtained from the wool would cover the costs of the farm, but the reality is different.

A kilo fo wool is priced, in Peru, at an average of 20 euros. An adult alpaca can generate between 2 to 4 kilos of wool. The money collected from this sale barely covers the vaccination costs or a part of the yearly wages.

Why do we keep them?

We keep them as part of a living tradition, a source of beauty and peace, and as a responsibility to the environment, to the land, the Pacha, that we are trying very hard to honor.

For decades, this region was organized around mining. Generations of families lived close to its premises, promises and its consequences: work, migration, dependency, contamination, and abandonment. Since 2017, the mining company left, leaving behind not only unpaid debts, and abandoned infrastructure, but year of environmental damage. We want to help reverse that situation.

What do we need?

We need your support! Without it, it will become very difficult to continue maintaining the land and caring for the herd properly. The animals will die and we will be forced to abandon the land. Our goal is simple but urgent: to make sure these alpacas remain alive, protected, and cared for during the year ahead.

Every donation, no matter the amount, help us a lot! Your help means food, care, shelter, medicine, and so much more! It means giving these animals another year of life and protection, while it gives my mother and I time to find a sustainable way to keep the project running.

Are there any rewards?

Yes!

We are also offering the possibility to co own the land! For more information please follow us on instagram: @pandeazucarfarm

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping us care for them. Your kindness truly makes a difference.

Update June 2, 2026:

Thanks to your donations we have already began to make some improvements and have managed to cover part of the wage for June and July 2026.

Please help us reach our goal by the end of August 2026!