diff --git a/hands_on/local_maxima/local_maxima.py b/hands_on/local_maxima/local_maxima.py
index db89ba3..acff58e 100644
--- a/hands_on/local_maxima/local_maxima.py
+++ b/hands_on/local_maxima/local_maxima.py
@@ -7,4 +7,15 @@ def find_maxima(x):
     Output:
     idx -- list of indices of the local maxima in x
     """
-    return []
+    local_maxima = []
+    for i in range(1, len(x)-1):
+        first_value = x[i-1]
+        second_value = x[i]
+        third_value = x[i+1]
+        if first_value < second_value and second_value > third_value:
+            local_maxima.append(i)
+    return local_maxima
+
+test_list = [1,3,-2,0,2,1]
+
+print(find_maxima(test_list))