Suris have become somewhat of a passion for Pucara Alpaca Stud. When Roger Haldane first told us about "the Peruvians" in the U.S. in 1993 we quickly heeded his wise words and took off for our first taste of international alpaca travel. The Peruvians stunned us.

The huacaya were superb. Hemingway was incredible, of whom we managed to buy a share of. But the suris were breath taking. When Alan first saw a paddock of yearling coloured suris at Alpacas of America a plan was hatched. Pucara actually sold its U.S. herd of import Peruvian huacaya females, to finance an import of U.S. bred suris. It was a huge gamble but the rewards have been significant

In 1997 Al and Jude unloaded their first suri imports. It's been a labour of love richly rewarded with unparalleled show ring success and sales. See a sequence of our suris and their tale.

The final part of the suri plan is now drawing close. All the progeny of the A.R.I registered suris have been kept registered in the U.S. An export now of Australian bred A.R.I registered suris is being sent to the U.S. , mid 2004, to take advantage of a weak Australian dollar and a thriving U.S. alpaca market.

Another part of our plan was to continue on the work of our mentor Roger Haldane and his Purrumbete Suri Cross Program.

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