Monday, sure wish I could go to Peru…
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Opinion: I’m An American Stuck In Peru, On Lockdown Amid Coronavirus Outbreak : NPR
Dylan Baddour is a freelance journalist covering South America who is now stuck in Cajamarca, Peru, because of the coronavirus outbreak.
It was time to give up our adventure and head home to Texas. Every village in the Peruvian highlands was buzzing with talk of the spreading coronavirus. South American countries were starting to close their borders. So my partner, Pu Ying Huang, and I headed out of the Peruvian countryside and into the small city of Cajamarca, where we hoped to quickly find a flight home. But when we got there at night on March 16, it was too late. Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra had just declared a total quarantine for 15 days, halting all air and land transportation, even taxis.
With fewer than 150 cases of coronavirus identified at the time, the Andean country was immediately going into lockdown to stem the spread of the virus. (As of Tuesday, Peru — with about 32 million people — has identified 395 infection cases and five deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.) Coronavirus Live Updates Suddenly, we were among the thousands of Americans stuck in Peru.
Source: Opinion: I’m An American Stuck In Peru, On Lockdown Amid Coronavirus Outbreak : NPR
Quarantine Tips
Enjoying your staycation? Life in the Hometel can be challenging, but one can make good use of the time. Here’s a few tips. Why? Because we care, that’s why.
Tbt: Old Peru
From our friends at Cardcow.com from 1968:
Machu Picchu Monday
Monday in March. In like a lion, out like a lamb. Have a good week…
Sunday Morning Coffee
Machu Picchu Monday
Here’s a few more to start your week:
Sunday Morning Coffee
Machu Picchu Monday
Here’s a few more. These are from the waterfalls at Ahuashiyacu near Tarapoto. Enjoy!
Trump urged to prevent trade war from affecting US coffee industry
The coffee industry is begging President Trump to keep imports of instant, roasted, and decaffeinated coffees out of the trade fight with the European Union over airline subsidies, warning that hundreds of companies could close if he fails to intervene.
Coffee companies want the tariffs waived, saying that imports of those coffee products from the EU could nearly double in price under the White House’s proposed retaliatory tariffs, a serious blow to the domestic industry, which employs 1.7 million Americans.
“Several coffee brands such as Illy and Lavazza are dependent on imports from Italy for their U.S. business,” National Coffee Association president Bill Murray told U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner. “These companies distribute premium Italian-roasted coffee nationally across the United States.” He warned that a 100% tariff would force “hundreds of small businesses” dependent on these imports to shut down.
Source: Trump urged to prevent trade war from affecting US coffee industry
May be an opportunity for someone to get into the instant coffee business here in the US. Meanwhile, since we import from Peru, so worries yet…
