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Ashley and Francisco Muñoz Vogel welcome you to Alpacas Calfurray, their Alpaca Farm in Chile.

Calfurray in the Mapuche language, means blue flower, and Alpacas Calfurray is situated in Chile's IX Region. It's twenty-one hectares, which border the shores of Lake Villarrica and rise gently upwards, in a series of woodlands and meadows, afford picturesque views of the 26 km long lake and Villarrica Volcano with it's eternal snowcap.

Spring is just starting here in the south of Chile and this adds to the beauty of Calfurray and the surrounding area. The volcano is completely covered with snow and the ski resort, which has been busy all winter, continues to draw in visitors from across the globe. Many of the migratory birds which visit us in the summer have already arrived and there is a bustle of activity of courtship and nest building. The fruit trees are in bud and the native trees are slowly turning green with the growth of new leaves ready for the new season just around the corner.

Here on the farm life there is much to be done. During the winter we built new covered areas in all the home paddocks to protect the alpacas from the elements. We have cleared and reseeded 12 acres, which has meant extra forage for the animals until the new paddocks are ready. The summer crias have been weaned and we are now preparing for the birth of the first cria of the season.

The three lakeside cottages. are ready for guests who wish to get away from it all and get back to nature for a short while. They are fully equipped for six people and are very cozy thanks to the wood stoves that warm them up very nicely.

  The wool from last summer's shearing has been spun and is available to purchase, as are the beautiful handcrafted alpacas, and plaques.

For a closer look at the alpacas, the handicrafts or the accommodation available in this beautiful region, just click on the links.