Iker in Peru to support abandoned children
Here's an article about Iker's stay in Peru. Also, more than thirty pictures under the cut.
He arrived to the city of Cusco on Friday and is scheduled to go back to Spain today. He was there as a part of the Spanish NGO Plan Internacional of which he is a member of.
Spanish goalkeeper Casillas enchanted by Machu Picchu and Inca's Sacred Valley
Lima, Jul. 06 (ANDINA).- The captain and starting goalkeeper of the Spanish football team, Iker Casillas Fernández, said he was enchanted with Machu Picchu's magic, and very pleased after enjoying Peruvian gastronomy and being welcomed by hundreds of children.
Casillas, who arrived in the Imperial City on Friday, visited Patabamba community (3,800 meters asl.) in the Calca province on Saturday, to support abandoned children.
The champion of Euro 2008 with his national team, arrived in Peru accompanied by former Spanish football player Emilio Butragueño Santos, who is the director of an NGO which provides care for abandoned children in this area, and which both support.
Both sportsmen visited the several facilities of the community, such as the early stimulation center, craft center, among others.
Casillas and Butragueno played a football game with the local children.
Iker Casillas represented the white team and played as the goalkeeper, while Butragueño represented the blue team. The Buitre's team won the exciting match that ended in penalties.
The players donated more than a hundred footballs, signed autographs and took many pictures with the children.
Casillas told the press that the citadel of Machu Picchu seemed a peaceful place and said he was astonished by the architecture of the area, since "it looks like as it had been built with great sacrifice".
The community of Patabamba is located two hours from the city of Cusco, and it is an almost inaccessible place. The population keeps their clothes and ancestral customs.
Casillas, who plays for Spain’s Real Madrid and now regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world, plans to stay in Cusco until Monday to visit the fortress of Sacsayhuaman.
He arrived to the city of Cusco on Friday and is scheduled to go back to Spain today. He was there as a part of the Spanish NGO Plan Internacional of which he is a member of.
Spanish goalkeeper Casillas enchanted by Machu Picchu and Inca's Sacred Valley
Lima, Jul. 06 (ANDINA).- The captain and starting goalkeeper of the Spanish football team, Iker Casillas Fernández, said he was enchanted with Machu Picchu's magic, and very pleased after enjoying Peruvian gastronomy and being welcomed by hundreds of children.
Casillas, who arrived in the Imperial City on Friday, visited Patabamba community (3,800 meters asl.) in the Calca province on Saturday, to support abandoned children.
The champion of Euro 2008 with his national team, arrived in Peru accompanied by former Spanish football player Emilio Butragueño Santos, who is the director of an NGO which provides care for abandoned children in this area, and which both support.
Both sportsmen visited the several facilities of the community, such as the early stimulation center, craft center, among others.
Casillas and Butragueno played a football game with the local children.
Iker Casillas represented the white team and played as the goalkeeper, while Butragueño represented the blue team. The Buitre's team won the exciting match that ended in penalties.
The players donated more than a hundred footballs, signed autographs and took many pictures with the children.
Casillas told the press that the citadel of Machu Picchu seemed a peaceful place and said he was astonished by the architecture of the area, since "it looks like as it had been built with great sacrifice".
The community of Patabamba is located two hours from the city of Cusco, and it is an almost inaccessible place. The population keeps their clothes and ancestral customs.
Casillas, who plays for Spain’s Real Madrid and now regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world, plans to stay in Cusco until Monday to visit the fortress of Sacsayhuaman.