It’s been a quiet Monday so far, which is always welcome.
Today, once again, there are workers doing a variety of things in the house here in Tarapoto. Some windows have been installed, and on the second floor, we put in a beautiful wood divider. It gives the living room there a little more privacy, and looks great too. Pics to follow once the dust settles.
All is going well in Tarapoto. Everything is in disorder as we’re having various things done while we’re here. The place just keeps getting better. We’ve put in AC for the smaller bedroom on the third floor, which will be a nice guest room, or possible rental room. We’ve also added a microbath in a nearby unused space, so the new room also now has it’s own bath. At least it will in just a few days. We’re still doing finishing touches, and we’re waiting for the tech to show up and install the continuous hot water heater. The carpenter comes Tuesday to install the door.
Here’s another classic postcard from Cardcow…
Monday, and it’s a return to banging noises (we’re having some work done.) Internet has been sporadic…
Have an amazing week…
Have a nice weekend everyone. Be sure to try the lucuma fruit if you can. It’s wonderful…
Via Cardcow:
Via Bloomberg:
Peru has a knack for introducing superfoods to the rest of the world. Its rich geography, which includes portions of the Andes Mountains and the Amazon rainforest, has already brought forth high-protein quinoa and açai berries. The latest nutritional powerhouse to appear on global menus is lucuma, a fruit that grows at altitudes of about 9,000 feet. Long prized in Peru, it’s gaining traction in U.S. cities.
Full article here.
On a personal note, we love the unique flavor of lucuma especially in ice cream. Yum!
Monday! I heard of a new word for the moment in the weekend where you suddenly start thinking about the upcoming week, and slip out of “weekend mode.” The word is “Smonday.” It happened yesterday to me about 5:00 pm when I had a client email. Even if I work all day, the weekend is just a better state of mind.
Ay, a little late with this one. Stay cool people!
Nick Brown from Daily Coffee News reports:
A world leader in high-quality organic Arabica coffee production, Peru has struggled to rebound from the leaf rust outbreak that peaked there in 2014, affecting nearly half the country’s coffee farms.
A fundamental part of this struggle has been the fact that as coffee production costs have risen, country-wide export prices have declined for four straight years, from approximately $1.82 per pound ($4.03 per kilo) in calendar year 2014 to $1.31 per pound in 2017, according to the latest annual report on the Peruvian coffee sector from the USDA’s Global Agriculture Information Network (GAIN).
Full article here.
Half of 2018 is now past. Happy 4th of July! have a great week y’all!
What…Thursday already. This week was a blur as we get ready for our upcoming trip to Peru. Have a nice weekend, be safe and happy.
A Peruvian Haunted House (via Cardcow)
