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Peruvian alpaca pelts destined for luxury stores

Ariane MohrMarch 17, 2016

If the fashion industry knows how to do one thing, it's turning small pieces of cloth into a fortune. Now, the Andean country of Peru is trying to capitalize on that. For over 4000 years, Peru has been growing alpacas for their wool. Now the Peruvian government is targeting the luxury market, where there's a lot more money to be made than at home.

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