Peru's Elusive Vicuna

This relative of the llama lives in the wild high in the Peruvian Andes. The wool in its undercoat is highly valued because it's so soft and makes silky feeling sweaters and other garments. A herd of vicunas lives in the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, which travelers pass when driving to Colca Canyon, Peru. To learn more about visiting this two-mile deep canyon, where many locals still live like their ancestors did centuries ago, read this article about visiting Colca Canyon Peru.