The World Press Photo has announced the regional winners of its 2023 photo contest. The selection includes images which showcase stories from photojournalists and documentary photographers across every continent.
The Resilience of Alpacas. This story was originally published in Italian on the Internazionale website. To read it, click here. Peru's Quimsachata Research and Production Center is home to the largest genetic reserve of alpaca.
The High-Altitude Quest to Save Alpacas. Rufino Quico remembers when his pastures turned green each November as spring rains arrived on the high Andean plain where his herd of 380 alpacas grazes. Quico was born in Lagunillas and lives in the.
The once-verdant mountain pastures where alpacas graze are drying out from climate change; scientists, herders, and activists are rallying to find solutions.