Marleny is our Chef who is also the wife of our community representative Alberto. She hails from a small indigenous community along the famed Inka trail. Her parents are alive and she has 4 brothers and 4 sisters all of whom live in Ollantaytambo. She has been married for over 20 years and she and Alberto have 2 children. She did her schooling in Ollantaytambo and then completed a nursing degree and subsequently worked as a nurse for 11 years. Over the past few years, she has worked as a Chef in several restaurants as she loves to cook especially for children. We are extremely lucky to have her cook delicious meals for the soup kitchen.

Alberto was born and raised in the town of Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley in Peru. He is of indigenous ancestry (Quechua) and speaks English, Spanish and Quechua fluently. He in married with 2 kids and his oldest child (son) is studying in the University in Cusco, Peru. He has 4 sisters and 3 brothers and his parents and family all live in Ollantaytambo. He helps oversee the daily needs of the soup kitchen in Ollantaytambo and also interacts on an ongoing basis with several impoverished communities in the Sacred Valley coordinating food and clothing drives for the foundation. In his time spent away from the foundation, Alberto serves as an accomplished guide helping tourists on trekking trips through the Sacred Valley including Machu Picchu and the Inka Trails.