Types of Alpacas There are two types of alpacas: huacayas (pronounced wah-kai-yahs) and suris (pronounced su-rees). Huacayas have crimpy, dense fleece similar to a sheep and suris have fleece like hair that hangs in twisted locks all over their bodies. Suris are more rare than huacayas. At Big Mount Alpacas we raise huacayas.