In the year 2000 we received Fundo Palca form our parents, Dr. Percy Bellido Nuñez and his wife Mrs. Adelina Palaco de Bellido. The farm and land were inoperative for 13 years and we decided to take up the challenge and put in back in working order.

We carried out a detailed analysis, with the help of hired specialists, of the farm and the animals, the grazing terrain, the workforce, and the buildings (infrastructure), etc. Our expert produced a 40 page report with their recommendations and objectives to be achieved over a time spam of 8 years. We have adhered strictly to this program, and for that reason, now 5 years later in 2005, we have achieved 70% of our assigned objectives.

In these 5 years, as a result of modernized breeding and genetic engineering improvements, we now have a revitalized stock of 2500 alpacas, 3 of which became champions after being born on the farm. Also we have acquired 12 Brown Swiss cow and 1 reproductive bull. Our infrastructure consists of a house for the family, storage sites, and 5 small houses for the shepherds. The main house is still under construction (approximately 50% finished). The shepherds´ diet is based on milk, cheese, alpaca meat, potatoes (also grown on our land), and trout (we have a small fishery). The electricity is supplied by a generator, and the water is pumped from  a natural spring.

We expect that in the very near future we will be able to export reproductive alpacas and also offer export mating services, as our advisor is doing his doctorate in  transfer of embryos and artificial insemination in animals of the camel family.  We would like to thank our parents for the confidence they placed in us, and  they know that we are determined to make a success of the venture.

Dr. Francisco Pardo Bancalari  &  Dra. Alicia Bellido Palaco de Pardo