<p><strong>Originally Published June 29, 2011</strong></p>rn<p>More than 3,000 domestic and foreign tourists witnessed the shearing of some 400 vicu&ntilde;as, during the traditional chaccu, which took place at Pampa Galeras Barbara D&rsquo;Achille National Reserve, located in the province of Lucanas, Ayacucho.<br />rn<br />rnEven though one of the main attractions was the exhibitions of flora and fauna species from this region at the on-site museum, the shearing ceremony was the most anticipated event.<br />rn<br />rnRoughly 1,600 vicu&ntilde;as were caught, from which approximately 400 were sheared, for a production of almost 80 kilograms of vicu&ntilde;a fiber in just one day.<br />rn<br />rnThe Peruvian government oversees this activity held in different parts of the Lucanas farming community that is carried out according to the official production calendar. <br />rn<br />rnThe 19th edition of the traditional vicu&ntilde;a shearing, known as chaccu, and the 18th international vicu&ntilde;a festival took place frome June 22 to June 25 and was organized by the National Service of Protected Natural Areas by the State, the Ministry of Culture, the regional government of Ayacucho and the municipality of Lucanas.</p>

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