Timberland Alpacas was the first ranch in the United States to develop the Hemiaccoyo™ bloodline way back in 1994 with the first breeding of their 1994 Accoyo import female Pperuvian Sara to Hemingway. The result of this breeding, Sara's Sahara was so amazing that Timberland Alpacas coined this new bloodline "Hemiaccoyo™" and registered and protected the name through the Alpaca Registry.

The Hemiaccoyo™ bloodline of Timberland Alpacas encompasses the best of two worlds - the pedigrees of Peruvian Hemingway and the Accoyo bloodlines. It may appear somewhat strange at first glance, to name a bloodline after a single herd sire…but such has been the impact of Hemingway. In addition, the impact of the Accoyo bloodlines to North America is well established. What is a "Hemiaccoyo™"? Timberland Alpacas classifies an alpaca as a Hemiaccoyo if a minimum of 75% of the bloodline is derived from a combination of Accoyo and Hemingway. What are the characteristics of the Hemiaccoyos? Fineness of fleece, wonderful crimp, luster, colors ranging from white, fawn, brown to black, and an ability to hold those characteristics of fleece throughout their productive lives. The Hemiaccoyo™ bloodline plays a major role in the breeding program of Timberland Alpacas. The Hemiaccoyos™ have been extremely successful in the show ring, and because the numbers of available Hemiaccoyo™ offspring remain small and limited, the demand for them is very strong. You may see numerous other monikers that mimic the Hemiaccoyo™ name, but Timberland Alpacas is the originator of the true HEMIACCOYO™. As the saying goes, "Imitation is the best form of flattery"!