Photos from the Gran Chaccu
at Picotani, Peru, in November of '03


An elaborate ceremony, depicting the attack of a condor upon a baby vicuña and a
successful defense by the people, before the Gran Chaccu on November 9, 2003.


The Chaccu Begins


Nearing the corral.  The animals are no longer trying to escape.


Two young ladies of the Picotani area, dancers in the ceremony,
pose for a photo after participating in the Gran Chaccu.


The vicuñas were stoic about their capture.


The first vicuña is sheared and released.


Two Thousand Three Hundred Vicuñas in One Corral