Discover Peru, where the scenery is spectacular, the people are friendly and welcoming, the cultural learning is fascinating, the local markets are colorful, and the food is wonderful!

Highlights include: (Academic undergraduate credit is available - see note below.)

• Two nights in the colonial city of Lima, founded in 1585 by Francisco Pizzaro, and one of the richest cities in the New world throughout early colonial history

• Five nights in Cusco, considered the oldest existing city of the Americas, and home to many early Andean cultures, culminating with the magnificent Inca peoples

• One night at Machu Picchu, undiscovered until 1911, and the most impressive and inspiring of all the Inca archeological sites; the first glimpse of the site is almost overwhelming to most travelers

• Train ride through the Sacred Valley and the Andean Mountains to Machu Picchu (round trip), with spectacular scenery

• Two nights in Puno, on the shore of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world and the cradle of the Incan civilization

• Visits to two islands in the lake, one a unique “floating reed island,” where we will meet the people of the Uros, who live on and maintain the island culture, and the other, island of Taquile, where the residents will explain the culture in their traditional life style in this forbidding landscape

Through the entire trip we will learn about the history of Peru, the many civilizations which have shaped the contemporary life of the country, and the rich Andean culture which pervades all aspects of the culture. 

We will be at high altitudes during most of the trip, in Cusco where the presence of the Andes surrounds us, or at Lake Titicaca, on the high Peruvian altiplano. 


Itinerary (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)

Lima, Peru


Day 1 | Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Day 2 | Thursday, July 21, 2011 (B, L, D)

Day 3 | Friday, July 22, 2011 (B, D)

Day 4 | Saturday, July 23, 2011 (B, D)

Day 5 | Sunday, July 24, 2011 (B, L)

Day 6 | Monday, July 25, 2011 (B, L)

Day 7 | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 (B, L)

Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, children in a market

Day 8 | Wednesday, July 27, 2011 (B, L)

Day 9 | Thursday, July 28, 2011 (B, L, D)

Day 10 | Friday, July 29, 2011 (B, L, D)

Day 11 | Saturday, July 30, 2011 (B, L)

• Note: This itinerary has been prepared months ahead of the actual trip. There may some very slight changes to take advantage of new opportunities.

• Note: At the conclusion of the field study trip, teachers can fly back to Cusco for a week or two of Spanish classes at the Academia Latinoamericana de Español, one of the finest schools for the study of Spanish and the culture of the Andes in South America.

• Academic undergraduate credit is available for study at Cemanahuac. Please visit speakourlanguage.com for information.


Vivian Harvey at Lake Titicaca, Peru
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Vivian Harvey
Vivian Harvey has been living and working in Mexico for 20 years and has traveled extensively throughout Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, and Guatemala with university students and faculty members. Prior to moving to Mexico, she was the Assistant Dean in the College of Human Ecology at The Ohio State University for ten years. She is the Educational Programs Coordinator at the Cemanahuac Educational Community, where she works with college faculty members across the United States and Canada to establish cooperative academic programs with Cemanahuac for graduate and undergraduate credit. She also leads several trips each year in Mexico, Central America, and South America for groups of artists and art teachers.

Her educational background includes a degree in education from the University of Michigan, and two graduate degrees from The Ohio State University, one in early childhood education and the other in family studies, as well as a certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

Tour Organizer

Diego del Corral
Academia Latinoamericana de Español
Mailing Address: Casilla Postal 126, Cusco, Peru
Location: Plaza Limacpampa Grande 565
Telephone & Fax: (51 84) 243 364
Cellular and emergency telephone: (51 84) 9 690 293
info@latinoschools.com
www.latinoschools.com

Academia Latinoamericana de Español
For those able to spend more time in Peru, study at the Academia Latinoamericana de Español will enable students to find out about life in this beautiful and mysterious part of the world, the high Andean cultures.

At the Academia Latinoamericana de Español you can study Spanish in the heart of the ancient Inca Empire in Cusco, Peru. There are also associated schools in Quito, Ecuador, and Sucre, Bolivia. It is an excellent program for those who wish to quickly improve language skills and knowledge of Spanish and also to learn about the culture and customs of these fascinating Andean countries.

In Cusco, the Academia Latinoamericana occupies a beautiful and historical 19th century colonial home. It is located on one of the many small plazas in Cusco, called Limacpampa Grande 565, right behind one of the most important sites from pre-Colombian Cusco, the Qorikancha (Temple of the Sun). The building houses 17 classrooms on two floors, an indoor patio, a video room, an auditorium, an entertainment room, wireless internet access and an interior plaza.


Fees

TRAVEL FEE: $2990 (twin) U.S. Funds Only > Click for registration form
• Note: Add $425 for single supplement

This land travel fee will include:
• Peru land tour as it is described on the itinerary
• Airport pickup on July 20
• Almost all meals, with breakfast everyday and lunches and dinner as described on itinerary
• Plane tickets for three in-country flights: Lima-Cusco / Cusco-Juliaca / Juliaca-Lima
• Train tickets, round trip: Cusco/Machu Picchu
• English-Spanish speaking guides in Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, and Puno
• Tips for all guides and drivers, hotel tips for maids and baggage


This travel fee does NOT include:
• Airplane ticket from USA – Lima – USA
• Additional meals not noted on the itinerary
• Beverages with group meals, other than coffee/hot tea
• Extra nights in Lima, if any
• Airport pickup on days other than July 20
• Additional study and housing in Cusco at the Academia Latinoamericana
• Airport taxes in Lima, approximately $38.00 US Dollars, and for three domestic flights, about $6 each. (Each participant will pay this tax individually upon departure.)

We will try to find a roommate for anyone who comes as a single but requests a roommate, but I cannot guarantee that we will have one.

Each person is responsible for making plane reservations to arrive in Lima on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, and to depart on Saturday night, late, on July 30/31, or whenever study at Cusco is completed.

Minimum of 16 travelers


Flight Information

Most airlines have flights that arrive in Lima around midnight. We will arrange for airport transfers for all travelers, but we will need your flight information as soon as you have it. The same planes then turn around to return to the United States, meaning the flights leave around midnight or soon after midnight.

Each traveler make her own flight plans. Most airlines have flights that arrive in Lima around midnight. We will arrange for airport transfers for all travelers, but we will need your flight information as soon as you have it.

Travel insurance: this is up to you; you can get it with a travel agent if you make reservations with him/her.

Plane weight conditions and restrictions seem to change daily but however they change, they are getting more expensive and asking for lower weight limits. Laundry is available in the hotel in Cusco; take advantage of it.


General information

Lake Titicaca, Peru

I consider this to be a fairly rigorous trip, at high altitudes. This is not going to be a dressy trip; jeans, corduroys, and good walking shoes are the suggested dress. I highly recommend talking with your doctor and obtaining altitude medicine. I took it last year and did not have any trouble after the first day in Cusco. If you are allergic to sulfa, ask your doctor for a medicine recommendation which does not contain sulfa. The medicine most of us took was Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox, but it is not recommended for those allergic to sulfa.

I expect the participants view this as a highly educational trip; I certainly found the information about the culture of the Andes to be absolutely fascinating on previous trips. We will have really experienced and knowledgeable local guides, each of them happy to answer any and all questions. There is much information on the Internet, and I expect those who are planning this kind of travel are ready for some research on their own on some of the places we’ll be visiting, with articles to share on the history and culture of Peru. I will send you a comprehensive booklet of useful and interesting information about a month prior to the trip.

Please contact me by email for information about the trip, if you have specific questions. > Click for registration form


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