Have Clothes, Will Travel
If you visit Cusco, Peru the first thing you will notice is nearly every shop and street vendor is selling “baby alpaca” sweaters. The second thing you will likely notice is that nearly none of these vendors are actually selling “baby alpaca” sweaters.
Baby alpaca wool is referring to the quality of the wool used in the making of clothing (some say it’s the wool used when a baby alpaca gets its very first haircut). It is INSANELY soft.
99.9% of the sweaters you’ll see will have holes and be loosely woven, and not cold to the touch Real baby alpaca sweaters will cost hundreds and hundreds of USD.
Head to San Pedro Market and bargain! You can also book a shopping tour. (Click the link below to for the itinerary)
Head to Artesanías Asunta for AMAZING prices on souvenirs and clothing. I bought the sweater I’m wearing for this post (pictured above), from here. It cost only 25 soles ($7 USD).
If you’re not going to be in Cusco anytime soon, but happened to be intrigued by the idea of purchasing Alpaca sweaters from Peru, I’ve found that both Etsy and Amazon have a pretty decent online selection!
I lived in my new, handmade scarf + TOMS + jeans & only used my camera bag the entire time I was in Peru. These were all fabulous purchases for this trip. Comfort was key, and it would get pretty chilly in Cusco!