From left: Nick, Carlos, Steve, and me

Carlos Shearing

I'm actually not even sitting on the thing

Alpaca

Very thick hair

This is when he started bucking

Still bucking

The trick was to stop the back legs from getting out of control.

All out war

Relaxing on top of the living couch

Leg suppression

Alpaca head

Steve shearing

Carlos was the MVP

You can see the shears on the left

Alpacas

The mountain of hair

They are about 5 1/2 feet tall but look pretty pathetic without hair

Finished product

Another happy customer

This is the little one year old we didnt shear, also the only white one of the bunch

Waiting on the bus

The bus ride back to Santiago takes about 2 hours.

Travel gear

End of the day, waiting on the bus

Fer swimming in the jungle with her cousin Paula

There they go.

Inside the auditorium waiting on Presidente Fox to arrive.

Fox's mercedes

Podium and upstairs media booths.

UN Cepal Building in Santiago

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

"Nobody owns the street"

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

Valparaiso