DAY 1: FLY TO LIMA, ARRIVAL IN LIMA
• Fly from London Heathrow.
• Arrival at Lima’s airport.
• Transfer to the chosen accommodation (Hotel La Castellana Miraflores) *** for overnight

DAY 2: VISITING LIMA
• Morning walking Tour of the Colonial Old Quarter, Convento y Museo de San Francisco (Cloisters, Museum of Religious Art, Catacombs)

PM. INTERACTION WITH A LOCAL SCHOOL IN LIMA
• We choose a school from a typical middle class neighbourhood in Lima, and invite them to join our students for the day’s activities.
• We pick them up from their school and, after a vist around the facilities, we share the same transportation to vist an amusement park, Parque de las Leyendas, which includes displays on Peruvian geography and history, also with a zoo area.
• We share a picnic and leave the host children at their school before returning to the hotel.
• Overnight Hotel La Castellana Miraflores ***

DAY 3: LIMA TO CUSCO
• Transfer to airport
• Flight to Cusco, Reception and transfer to Los Aticos (**).
• Afternoon walking tour of Cusco’s Inka highlights, streets, Korikancha (Temple of the Sun) and Colonial city. Afterwards we’ll have an introductory talk.

INTRODUCTORY TALK ON ANDEAN CULTURE. CONFERENCE AND SLIDES SHOW
• This is a very important activity, since the students will get the information that will allow them to have a frame of time and space of the Peruvian Culture, so they will learn the basics of History and Geography.
• Other fields will be
– Wildlife
– Inka’s empire political organization.
• Most teachers choose questions from this presentation for the after trip evaluation
• Overnight at Los Aticos (**)

DAY 4: SEMINAR ON ANDEAN MEDICINE

• SEMINAR ON ANDEAN MEDICINE
Traditional medicine in all the ancient cultures encloses a hidden wisdom that challenges the Western world’s understanding. Healing practices in the Andes, or Amazon rainforest, are millennia old, although they are still a living tradition.
• The understanding of health as the balance with nature’s energies implies a magic and religious concept. Disease is a product of misconduct, therefore healing goes through a ritual procedure of “reconciliation”. The introduction will be an approach to the understanding of these traditions.

DAY 5: SACRED SIGHTS OF CUSCO (LEGACY OF THE INCA)
• Visit to The highlights of the Inkas arround Cusco: Tambomachay, Ancient Trail Hike, Ritual Demonstration, Picnic Lunch, Lanlakuyoj Lago, Q’enko, Sacsayhuaman.
• We return to Cusco late this afternoon. This evening we will enjoy Cooking Classes to prepare and enjoy a traditional Peruvian meal.
• Overnight at Los Aticos (**)

DAY 6: THE SACRED VALLEY (A LOOK AT ANDEAN AGRICULTURE)
• Early departure from Cusco towards Pisac. On the way we will visit a Llama farm and witness textile demonstrations
• We hike on to the Pisaq Inka village, spend some time at the Market, Picnic Lunch with Local Farmers, Demonstration of the Farming Process.
• Drive back to Cusco.
• Overnight in the Sacred Valley.

AGRICULTURE DEMONSTRATION
• Farming procedures are always a matter of great interest.
• Farming in the Andes is even more interesting, since the process remains very much like it was in the old days.
• Territory of slopes, hills and valleys, diverse eco systems, variety of weathers and climates have determined the most varied agriculture corresponding to a mega diverse country.
• We´ll try the use of traditional tools, learn about the organization of working teams and witness the working display.

LLAMA FARM & TEXTILES DEMO
• On the way to Pisaq there is a very interesting site. A corner nearby the edge of a mountain that was formerly an agricultural field since the Inka´s time, has been recovered and restored to become a display on Andean camelids.
• They have brought Llamas, Alpacas, Vicuñas and even a Guanaco of different breeds.
• They have also replicated the environment of the high plateaus.
• There will be a full explanation of the diversity of the fibre, natural colours and so forth.
• In the same facilities they have welcomed members of several native communities. They come to put in display the textiles process and you can talk to them and learn their forms of life and work.

DAY 7: MORAY & SALINAS (RESOURCES OF THE ANDEAN PEOPLE)
• MORAY: Exploration of former Inka sight.
• SALINAS: Salt Mines.
• Overnight in the Sacred ValleyWildlife

DAY 8: CUSCO - TRAIN TO MACHU PICCHU - AGUAS CALIENTES (1 NIGHT)
• Early departure from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.
• Visit to the Lost City of the Inkas, with enough time to do short hikes on your own. Back to Aguas Calientes, check in to the lodge and enjoy the hot springs.
• Overnight at Aguas Calientes

DAY 9: WAYNA PICCHU - TRAIN TO CUSCO
• This morning we will explore Huayna Picchu,
• If we like, on our way back down, we can stop at the Temple of the Moon, usually visited only by Machu Picchu enthusiasts.

DAY 10: CUSCO - MORNING FLIGHT TO LIMA – DEPARTURE FROM LIMA
• Mid morning flight to Lima. We can have either a leisure day or else arrange visits according to the group’s interest (Craftsmen or Entrepreneurs).
• We will be on time at the airport for the flight back home.

OPTIONAL: CRAFTSMEN INTERACTION
• This group of craftsmen in Lima is formed by members of families who migrated from the Andes in to the City in search of new opportunities after the violent years of Shining path.
• Keeping the same social organization, family links and communal survival strategies, they had to use their skills and best abilities to face a huge market, and the competitiveness became part of their learning.
• After a time they succeeded and the production grew.
• Share with them the testimony of their lives.
• We’ll visit them either in their shops or alternatively in their workshops.

OPTIONAL: ENTREPRENEURS INTERACTION
• Villa Salvador was an empty land only 30 years ago. Thousands of poor peasants arrived from the Andes and started living in very modest huts.
• Today this city is booming with industry and the export business grows year after year.
• We’ll visit the plants of a couple of chosen industries (Furniture and Metal Craftsmanship), and then we’ll have an Interaction with two different groups: Workers and also Entrepreneurs to whom we will invite to lunch.

DAY 11: ARRIVE BACK IN LONDON