Fernanda Svaikauskas Blog
Final days in Tarapoto
I was on TV and radio twice this week!!
Imagen rtv from Tarapoto interview me, not once, but twice!
You can find the first video here https://www.facebook.com/ImagenTVRadio/videos/231897893996195/
And the second video here https://www.facebook.com/ImagenTVRadio/videos/231251324060852/
Amazing finds at a street corner in Tarapoto!
Who will imagine that someone will be selling hot-cooked-boiled-quail-eggs? The best par: they were cooked on the small “carrito”. Or who will expect that coconuts were brought on a wheelbarrow and sold directly from there? The liquid was delicious and I left with the pulp from 2 for the price of 1! A TV seems to be attached to a corner house to be used as advertise! Or one can find a moto-taxi ready for the rain at the intersection of two street! But the best, is the corner store that sells Cerveza Qusqueña Negra! Super buena!! Cheers
Workshop
I gave a workshop to all employees and directives from both partners, Elizza and Nativos. Christian, another volunteer with Uniterra working in tourism, was able to get a room in the Chamber of Commerce in Tarapoto, two blocks away from my Hotel and from la Plaza Central (considered the heart of the city). I talked about the solid structure in cocoa butter and showed them X-ray results as well as micrographs. Everybody said that they now understand why it is necessary to have a proper tempered cocoa butter
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Canada volunteers in Tarapoto
No estoy sola! Hay 5 volunatrios mas en Canada and they are all form Canada, of course since Uniterra is a Canadian initiative.
They work in tourism, chocolate and coffee and of course, we get together to EAT!! Some times at Cristian’s house and some other times in little cozy restaurants or they help sharpening the Canadian pencils that I gave away during the workshop.
Elizza, my other partner
Cocoa Plants in Tarapoto
Nativos – One of my Partners
Check Tarapoto’s buses
Tarapoto – Aca vamos!
Day 3 – Lima
8 am: A dream come true: SURFING! I was able to stand on the table and go with the wave from beginning to end! ( no picture, though, where were you Jean?). I just LOVE it!!
Afternoon: Visit to the Museo del Oro: all about pre-inca civilizations and the use of gold. Gold was associated with their God, the sun! There are so many pre-inca civilizations, each with their own stories that I advice you all to google them. They are fascinating. Sorry, no pictures were allowed.
Tomorrow: 5:45 am I am heading to the airport together with Isabel to catch the flight to Tarapoto, in San Martin, the place of cocoa plants and chocolate !!
Rarities in Lima
Where can you find temples (7, one of top of the other!) made out of clay? In Lima, of course! The bricks were shaped into bricks using sea shells and clay and they were made to fit so well that no earthquake was able to destroy the walls! And the Huaca Pucllana restaurant beside the ruins had many oddities, like that table. Can you image yourself driving the bicycle with all that fruit? Apparently someone from Lima can! But discovering that Lissy owns a Beetle was the best found. What do you think Gammel?
New friends in Lima
Not only did I meet Lima-Uniterra’s team but I also got to do many things with my friend’s Maritza family. The Uniterra team celebrated Rosa’s birthday at Punto Azul on my day 1 and they took me along. Way to start my stay in Peru!, drinking chicha, and fish!
Lissy, Maritza’s cousin, beside feeding me and taking me to places, introduced me to Manuel and Silvia, who might help with my chocolate endeavors. Su, Maritza’s sister
took me on a wonderful city tour including ruins, the Huaca Pucllana and the bridge of the suspiros. Magda put together a wonderful lunch, and I even got to see Emilio and Martin.
Lima- Malecom
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By: Evelina
I’m excited for you to embark upon this exciting journey and look forward to seeing your blogs and your pictures. Have an amazing experience Fernanda.
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