Just what is an Argentine Llama? If you have ever seen this llama in the show ring or in a pasture you probably have no hesitation, you witnessed an Argentine Llama.

These heavily muscled, compact llamas have been bred for centuries for fiber production as well as for meat. The Argentine natives focused genetically to improve fiber production, body capacity, bone density, and calm personalities. To do this, they color sorted the llamas and choose the characteristics they wanted to achieve. Unlike other llamas, you know what you get when you breed Argentine llamas.

Argentine llamas don’t fully develop until at they are at least four. They are the teddy bears of the llama world. At the present time there are fewer than 500 pure Argentine Llamas in the US. The only way to achieve an Argentine is to breed true to the breed and have all ancestors traced back to Argentina. That is the most valuable Argentine Llama.

Characteristics of the Argentine Llama:
Fine dense fiber with a common regrowth of 8-10” inches a year
Wool head to toe
Bone density, broad nose, wide-eyed
Laid-back personalities
Teddy Bear Look

In 2006 an organization was formed to preserve the breed which officially became the Argentine Llama Aficionados.