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  • Mandy TruemanMark GardenerMMM in the Americas 24-25
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    • Day 140–142
    • January 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM - January 14, 2025
    • 2 nights
    • ☁️ 27 °C
    • Altitude: 279 m
    • PeruHacienda Cienguilla12°7’1” S  76°48’34” W
    So great to catch up with Rachel after 13 years; she worked with Mark in Galapagos
    Rio Lurin, Cieneguilla, just outside Lima. Rachel's place is about 200m from the riverThis is Bruno. He bitesCracking open home-grown Macadamia nutsLots of nuts! For pesto 🤩Have you ever seen a tortoise run? Bruno really wanted to bite me, but he doesn't run very fast 😂Delicious salads, breads, cheeses... So spoilt 😍And chocolate tasting! Rachel works with cacao growers, so there's no shortage 😊Making friends with the alpacas, with pieces of carrot. Alina got alpacas to mow the lawn 😊With Alina, Rachel's lovely landlady; we swapped hats 😄Macadamia nut pesto!And the home-made pasta to go with itThe end result, complete with cheese from Europe 😲😋. Sooo yummyRachel's gorgeous haven of a houseBruno really really wanted to get meAlpacas are funny, especially the babies, aged 3 weeks and 3 monthsLima is ugly. And this is not a very ugly part. View from hotel near airport. Bye Peru, thanks!

    With Rachel; escaping Lima

    Jan 12–14 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Rachel lives in an oasis-like valley surrounded by desert hills and mountains, just outside of Lima. It's a beautiful haven of a property full of trees, birds and pets. And art, as her landlady is a fabulous artist.

    Mark, Rachel and I spent a couple of super lovely days together there, talking, cooking, walking, cooking, talking.... It was so wonderful to spend this time together. Rachel worked with Mark throughout the 4 years we lived in Galapagos 2008-2011. She's a fab person!

    Now we're reunited with Molly in Lima, ready to fly to Santiago to Chile in the morning 🌄.
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