Commune members of Tacna manage to gather 44 kilos of vicuña fiber for the first time

The Regional Directorate of Agriculture Tacna reported that, during the two vicuña shearings carried out this year, the comuneros of Alto Perú (Tacna) and Mamuta Sur (Tarata) managed to collect 44,289 kilos of vicuña fiber, doubling the production achieved last year and registering the highest volume in recent years. On October 25, in the peasant community of Alto Perú, 140 vicuñas were captured, of which 102 were sheared, obtaining 20,803 kilos of fiber with the participation of 200 comuneros. Subsequently, on November 8, in the Association Mamuta Sur (Tarata), the highest volume in the region was reached, with 23,486 kilos after the capture of 338 vicuñas, thanks to the work of 180 producers trained in shearing techniques. After the activities, the representatives of both communities, Enrique Torres Yufra from Alto Perú and Serafín Mamani Ticona from Mamuta Sur, met with the regional director of Agriculture. During the meeting, the detailed record of fiber production was ...