We´re just a few days short of finishing our time in here in Arequipa, and so thought we´d better share some photos with you and do an update. The bulk of our time has been working with the children from a particular town where opportunities are few, and they are mainly left to their own devices as their parents have to work virtually all the time. Within moments of arriving we were whisked off with the children to Salinas, a mountain village complete with salt-plains, where this organisation has also been doing some work with children, for a weekend of cultural exchange. The children tried each other´s typical dishes, heard each other´s local stories, had a guided tour of the local area including a waterfall, and learnt about the region´s flora and fauna. There was also
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