Peru coffee - My vacation

This time, I want to tell you that, thanks to my efforts to invest every last cent in coffee, my vacation plans have been cut back, and I’ve temporarily put my travel plans on hold because there’s so much work to do. But I won’t lie—I’m so tired that I really need a vacation. And so it was—while sipping my morning coffee from a little cup that says #coffee2go—that I took advantage of the wonderful opportunity to let the taste of coffee transport me somewhere and uplift that experience. So I closed my eyes, took a big sip of my Peruvian coffee, and headed to Cusco.

I took that trip to Peru several years ago, together with my mother. I was very worried about my dear mother’s blood pressure because, at 3,400 meters above sea level, they say you often get “soroche”—better known as “altitude sickness”—caused by the lack of oxygen at those heights. In the end, I was the one who was about to pass out right in the middle of the street… So, we ducked into a small shop that sold a “soup that brings the dead back to life”—just the perfect remedy for altitude sickness. Local things to learn! #1

What I do remember is that at the guesthouse where we were staying, there was a table set out in the mornings with some bread and a percolator, filled with hot, very strong coffee. The next morning, the tour guide explained to us that the concentrated coffee stays hot, and there should be another container of warm water next to it, so we could mix it to our liking... Local things to learn! #2

Flor D’Café, Peru coffee, with its notes of panelita and vanilla, comes from the Cajamarca region, a 1,941-km drive from Cusco (though now it’s the caffeine rush that transports us there). Cajamarca is located in the northeastern part of the Peruvian mountain range. It has a tropical and, in part, arid climate. Its fertile soil offers ideal conditions for growing coffee. What’s more, it accounts for 25% of Peru’s coffee production… Local facts to learn! #3

Oh no!... I’m out of coffee and I have to go to work already… but anyway, I hope you also want to travel through time and the relativity of space. Tell us about your trip—which coffee did you try? What local things do you want to share? Have you tried Peruvian coffee yet?