Thanks to the foresight and wisdom of the late Earlah Swift, Mariah Alpacas brought the first alpacas into Northern New England. Over the next 17 years the herd grew both in numbers and quality, boasting a herd of primarily Peruvian alpacas in a rainbow of colors. Earlah was an early “pioneer” in the U.S. alpaca industry and worked tirelessly and lovingly to create a superior North American herd. She was loved by many and we miss her a great deal.   In the summer of 2005 we purchased the entire Mariah herd from mom's estate. Having to select a new name for the herd it seemed only fitting that we call ourselves Mi Madre Alpacas to honor the woman who was so passionate about and devoted to her alpacas. Mi Madre is Spanish for my mother. We believe that she would be pleased and we are proud to be second generation alpaca breeders.   Although we have had a predominantly huacaya herd we are now changing our focus to increase our suri herd. We will still keep a huacaya breeding program but are working on reducing the number of huacayas and have been buying suris. You will find a number of high quality huacayas listed here at VERY competitive prices.     We believe that responsible animal husbandry was paramount to mom's success and we are committed to the same high standards she set. We believe that we learned from the very best. The primary focus of our breeding program is to produce structurally sound and correct animals with the highest quality fleece. This is evident in both our huacaya and suri alpacas. We hope you’ll come and visit. We love to buy, sell, trade and talk alpacas!