Finding home

Francisco and  his father arrived in the community in 1973, although he didn’t plan to stay at first. He ended up becoming a community leader starting in 1983. At first, he worked with cattle farming, although he already had an interest in coffee. He is highly regarded in the community and works on preserving Yanesha culture and mythology, he also cares a lot about the yanesha language, making sure it doesn’t get lost.