SHANGHAI, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Dressed in traditional indigenous attire, the Peruvian craftsman Oswaldo Mamani meticulously combs the fur of an alpaca plush toy using homemade tools, making it soft and fluffy, while his wife Gloria skillfully stitches on a face.
Oswaldo and Gloria Mamani, from the picturesque city of Arequipa, Peru, never dreamed that the handmade alpaca plush toys they had been crafting since their youth would one day be in high demand thousands of miles away in China.
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