Alpacas are South American camelids. Their home is Bolivia, Chile and Peru. They were domesticated more than 5,000 years ago by the ancestors of the Incas from wild-living vicuñas and guanacos. There are 2 subspecies of alpaca – Huacayas and Suris. Alpacas can live to between 20 and 25 years of age, reaching a height of 80 to 100 cm and a body weight of 50 to 75 kg.