Barandiaran utilizes alpaca yarns and pima cotton — a way of showing pride for her Peruvian heritage and the region's textiles. Plus, she says, alpaca "shows color like no other fiber." ...

As the Wari and Tiwanaku cultures developed, 700-1100 CE, in the present-day Peruvian highlands and Bolivia, motifs in textiles became more standardized, which scholars suggest indicates state ...