Each autumn the traditional alpabzug (descent of herds) sees farmers in Switzerland move their livestock from mountain pastures down to valley barns. In the Griesalp area above Kiental around 70 alpacas were herded down the valley, before being transported by truck to their winter farm at Aeschi, near Spiez, in the Bernese Oberland Continue reading...
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September 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Alpabzug! Swiss mountain alpaca herding – in pictures
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