Llama leather boost for Bolivia
07/03/2013
In recent comments to local media, an official at the ministry for rural development, Iván Reynaga, said the government wanted to spread the benefits from an increase in raw material across the country.
Bolivia has a larger llama herd than neighbouring countries such as Peru, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. As well as increasing leather production, the government wants to encourage greater consumption of meat from the animal because llama meat is high in protein and low in fat. The wool is another valuable product: among other attributes, it’s naturally flame-retardant and wash-resistant.
In 2012, the government said Bolivia had a herd size of all camelids, including llamas, alpacas, vicuñas and guanacos, of three million head.
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