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BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 29, 2026. A decade ago, PAKA was a single alpaca sweater made on a rooftop in Cusco, Peru. Today the brand is an international apparel company with a new headquarters in Boulder, a growing team in Peru and beyond, and a product range that has moved well past its flagship hoodie.
To mark its 10th anniversary, PAKA has set its next goal: a 90% natural, plant-derived-fiber standard over the next decade. The company will cut back on synthetics and bring in more fibers alongside alpaca, from regenerative pima cotton to hemp.
Founder and CEO Kris Cody says the idea has been on his mind for about a year. “Alpaca brought us here, where do we go next?” he asked. Peru and alpaca will always be the brand’s heart and home, he said, but the traceability principles built around them can now be applied to other natural fiber origins.
The company is bringing its community along through three efforts. A documentary follows PAKA’s ten-year evolution and Cody’s journey from the Peruvian Andes to a worldwide search for new fibers, with a preview of materials to come. A limited-edition 10-Year Capsule collection will send 10% of sales to the PAKA Foundation, which supports Andean communities in Puno facing severe water shortages, including the families and alpacas who depend on that water. And a new Product Promise commits every future product to four principles: go to the source, choose partners who meet social, environmental and quality standards, build traceability into every fiber, and give back to the communities behind the product.
Founded in 2016, PAKA is a Certified B Corp that supports more than 300 Quechua weavers, makes upwards of 90% of its products locally in Peru, and donates 1% of annual revenue through the PAKA Foundation.
