Conference Excursions

• Day 1: Experience the city of Cusco, this mythical and legendary city makes you recover the lost pleasure of walking aimlessly, of watching people, of imagining mysterious events in remote times.

• Day 2: Visit of the “lost city of the Incas”. Discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, Machu Picchu is totally built of stone blocks, fitted with masterful precision. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and steps. You will be unable to resist your own speculations at the impenetrable mystery of these silent stones. From here, the epithet "marvelous" falls short when applied to this work of the Inca Civilization and to the beauty of its imposing natural scenery

• Day 3: return flight from Cusco to Lima

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• Day 1: Experience the city of Cusco, this mythical and legendary city makes you recover the lost pleasure of walking aimlessly, of watching people, of imagining mysterious events in remote times.

• Day 2: The Sacred Valley of Incas stretches from Pisac to Ollataytambo. There are numerous archaeological remains along the route, amid multicolored crops that shows the richness of their soil. The place is unmatched to enjoy and absorb the energy and strength of the Andes. Its river and natural light shape the contours of the scenery and set the rhythm for its inhabitants: the seasons of planting and harvesting, for working and celebrating. The places that you will find through this Valley are branded by history, maintain their powerful and enigmatic beauty like the Andes that surround them.

• Day 3: Visit of the “lost city of the Incas”. Discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, Machu Picchu is totally built of stone blocks, fitted with masterful precision. This fabulous city has houses, temples, warehouses, a large central square, all connected by narrow roads and steps. You will be unable to resist your own speculations at the impenetrable mystery of these silent stones. From here, the epithet "marvelous" falls short when applied to this work of the Inca Civilization and to the beauty of its imposing natural scenery.

• Day 4: return flight from Cusco to Lima

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• Day 1: Flight Lima-Arequipa and city tour. This city, flanked by three large volcanoes, is proud of its heritage, its perpetually blue sky and bright sunshine, its green countryside, its grand mansions of volcanic rock, alpaca wool articles, and good food.

• Day 2: Enjoy the majestic views of the Misti, Chachani and PichuPicchu volcanoes before approaching the National Reserve of Pampa Cañahuas. Observe the wild Vicuñas (one of the 4 types of American camels) in its natural habitat. Enjoy the natural formation of rocks and the view to the backside of the Misti and Chachani volcanoes. Observe lakes with migrant birds and get pictures of the Antiplano with its Llamas and Guanacos. wonder at the spectacular multicolor view of the terraces of the Colca valley.The highest point of our tour will be Pata Pampa (Pata=high, Pampa=land) located at 4,820 meters, where we´ll observe the volcanoes Ampato, Sabancaya, Hualca-Hualca, Mismi (the source of Amazon River), and the Cordillera de Chila.

• Day 3: Have an enjoyable view of the deep of the Canyon and if the weather permits, majestic pictures of the flight of the Condors. Viisit the traditional village of Pinchollo and the Antahuilque viewpoint, where wonderful 1,500 year old terraces, constructed by the Collaguas, a culture well before the Incas time, can be observed. Take a look at the hanging tombs “Tumbas colgantes” at the point of Choquetico, and at the litomaqueta, a model of the canyon terraces carved in a rock. Visit Maca, an Andean community that experienced and earthquake in November of 1991 and the village of Yanque with the most beautiful church in the valley.

• Day 4: Visit the Main Plaza of Cayma and its Church, where the Dominican monks built a chapel in the year 1544 and today this Chapel is the sanctuary of the Virgin of Candelaria. Drive to the area of Añashuayco; place where the famous volcanic stone “Sillar” is extracted. Visit the popular market of Antiquilla, that until today keeps the colonial building style of the “Old Arequipa” and Yanahuara Main Plaza, having a wonderful view of the city and its volcanoes and explore some traditional streets. Return flight to Lima.

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• Day 1: Puno, land of magnificent blues and golds, lie son the Collao plateau where things are seen with such extraordinary Sharp detail that it almost hurts the eye. The inhabitants of Puno appear to be imbued with the same mystery of the deep waters of the majestic Titcaca Lake, the highest navigable lake in the world. Their clear, bright smiles on faces tanned chocolate by the sun, despite the extremes of the climate, reflect their deep faith, and their joy becomes infectious in their innumerable dances that wash the streets in every color during the Festivity of Candlemas. Only a few grand houses and Colonial churches remain as proof of the immense wealth produced by the silver mines in the 17th century. recently, Taquile’s picturesque textile art has been recognized by the Unesco as masterpiece of the Oral and Immaterial Patrimony of mankind.

• Day 2: A unique opportunity to observe the way of life of the inhabitants of the Lake. The Uro, of whom only 300 families remain, are excellent fishermen and live on floating surfaces, placing new layers of vegetation periodically on the top. The vegetal fiber that grows in the swamps known as totora (bulrush) is also used to build their houses, make their boats and for food. The Taquilean, farmers, fishermen and excellent textile artisans wear an unusual dress that a colored belt that they weave themselves. From a high natural balcony overlooking the lake, they have a strong communal organization, inherited from the Ayllus, an ancestral system of social organization in which they work together in teams and share the results.

• Day 3: return flight to Lima.

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