Vicuña and Cousins: South American Camelids and the Enigma of their Luxurious Wool In the high-altitude expanses of South America, a quartet of extraordinary beings roams freely, each a distinctive member of the Camelidae family. The vicuña, llama, alpaca, and guanaco share a genetic lineage with Old World camels and profoundly impact the Andean region's cultural and economic fabric. Among them, the vicuña, with its ethereal wool, stands as the pinnacle of...