It is a wonderful gift to be able to spend the last day of my trip through Peru and Bolivia in Chacaclayo, on the outskirts of Lima. Every time I look over the numerous plants, I see the magnificent mountains and so my journey comes full circle here. I can now see the mountains where I have spent so many weeks from afar. Their immense size and height become particularly clear from this perspective from below. The surrounding mountains are around 2,000 meters high.
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Before breakfast, I went shopping with Manuel at the market, another wonderful “last time” in this “small” (30,000 people) suburb. The people are so friendly, they laugh a lot, joke and have fun. I will probably sorely miss the variety of fruit (and especially the quality), as well as the weather, which is pleasantly temperate here on the edge of the Pacific.
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The house of the two men is a paradise! They have been gradually building it up for around 30 years, starting with a house built as a country house by Swiss architect Teodoro Cron, redesigning the garden and then extending the property, including the next house. Everything radiates a great sense of tranquillity, I actually don’t want to leave this spot …
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Nevertheless, I’m looking forward to returning. Tonight is the start,
on Sunday afternoon I will reach Schiphol, the place where it all started almost 6 weeks ago ….
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