diff --git a/hands_on/local_maxima/local_maxima.py b/hands_on/local_maxima/local_maxima.py
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+import numpy as np
+
+
+def find_maxima(numbers):
+    local_maxima = []
+    for i,number in enumerate(numbers):
+        if i == 0:
+            if number > numbers[i+1]:
+                local_maxima.append(number)
+        elif i == len(numbers)-1:
+            if number > numbers[i-1]:
+                local_maxima.append(number)
+        else:
+            if number > numbers[i-1] and number > numbers[i+1]:
+                local_maxima.append(number)
+    return local_maxima
+
+print(find_maxima([5,4,-3,-2,7,4,4,8]))