FEBRUARY: PERUVIAN ALPACA
HIGH ELEVATION
Nestled in the shadows of the rugged, glaciated Andes Mountains are the high valleys and altiplano plateaus of Peru. Elevations from 10,000 to 20,000 ft above sea level make for a barren, intense environment. Temperatures in the high, dry valleys can drop to well below 32 degrees, but the intense sun makes the glacial runoff that forms the…