Friday was a day of alfombras and four processions that clogged the town. Sandy and Joan drew and we wandered through the crowds soaking up the ambiance of the season.
Saturday morning found us on 20 minute chicken bus ride to the outskirts of the village of Duen(tilda)as for a visit to Valhalla, a macadamia nut farm specializing in the sustainable organic farming and distribution of macadamia trees to indigenous people. Since its beginning about ten years ago, the farm has distributed more than 300,000 saplings to indigenous people around the area to help them grow sustainable cash crops not dependent on the coffee bean and the volatile coffee market.
It's run by Lorenzo and Emilia Gottshamer. He's quite an ambassador for the cause and quite a character to boot.
Fill’s
Food Forum #3
Friday
the 18th and back to Rony's to build our own tacos. Beef, pork, and
delicious. Very affordable, especially since T accidentally tried to
stiff them 15Q for the liquado we had
for dessert.
Saturday the 19th was a real culinary roller coaster. Fantastic breakfast at the macadamia farm, with macadamia pancakes served with macadamia butter, fresh blueberry jam, and honey. The ladies had delicious hot chocolate.
Light lunch (salads) at Mama's on Calle 4. Dinner at Don Martin behind La
Merced was not up to expectations. We had met an ex-pat who raved about
it, but maybe she isn't used to good food.
Our liquado lady in the central market
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