Amantani Island

That afternoon we arrived at Amantani island where we were to spend the day and night with a local family. Rebecca and I were lucky enough to be given to the Yanarico family. Silvia, one of the daughters was our host. We slept, ate, and spent time with her and her lovely two year old daughter Jese, sister Rebica and son Brayan, father Marcelino and mother Constantina. They were very generous hosts, giving us our own room and huge amounts of food and Coca tea (which we are becoming quite accustomed to). While there we played a local football team (and lost 4-3 although I’m sure some of their players were not local) and in the evening we were dressed in traditional clothes and went to a dance evening at the community hall. The overall experience was wonderful, the island beautiful and the people incredibly happy and welcoming. Quite an example for some of us!