On Monday we caught a taxi to the small agricultural community of Pumamarca to visit a friend of Claire's from uni who has just started working with an organisation called Peru's Challenge. The organisation is currenlty helping the local community build a school. Their help has seen primary school attendence in the area grow from 14 kids to over 150.
We were lucky enough to get a tour of the local school and spend time with the kids in their classes. We also helped to weed their vegie garden which grows enough produce to ensure the children are well feed (most were surviving on a cup of tea and a potato a day). They are such gorgeous children, however they suffer a lot from serious skin infections due to the dry air and most are infected with parasites from their local water supply.
They were all fascinated by the cameras!
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