Classrooms Without Walls:
Study Abroad Cusco, Perú
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
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Professor of Spanish and Humanities
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Professor of Anthropology and Humanities
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Professor of Biology
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BLOG NEWS
ITINERARY
CALANDER OF
EVENTS
(as of Wednesday, May 16 2007)
PRE TRIP
Week of May 7-13 Class at FCCJ Deerwood Center Week of May 14-20 Class/Orientation at FCCJ Deerwood Center Week of May 21-27 Class at FCCJ Deerwood Center Week of May 28-Jun 1 Class at FCCJ Deerwood Center
TRIP
Sat, Jun 2 2:00 pm Chartered Bus departure from FCCJ Deerwood Parking Lot to MIA (Miami)
Sun, Jun 3 01:35am LAN Peru #511 MIA to LIM (Lima, Peru) (economy, 5:30 hours)
06:05am Arrival Lima Jorge Chavez International; Peruvian Customs
09:35am LAN Peru #027 LIM to CUZ (Cusco, Peru) (economy, 1:15 hours)($6.05)
10:50am Arrival Cuzco Velazco Astete Airport
11:45 am Check-in Hotel Vilandré
Ave. El Sol No910, Cusco, Cusco, Peru
Rest to acclimate (to include lunch and a nap)
Local tour of Cusco by UNSAAC staff & bus: Pikillacta & Rumicolca - Dinner
Week of June 4-10 (Art & Religion)
Mon, Jun 4 Class at UNSAAC and press conference,
Inka Museum,
Pre-Columbian Art Museum ($),
Religious Art Museum,
12 angled stone
Tue, Jun 5 Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus:
Ruins at Sacsayhuaman,
Ruins at K'enko,
Ruins at Tambomachay,
Ruins at Puka Pukara.
Wed, Jun 6 Class at UNSAAC, Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus:
Cathedral ($),
Capilla del Triunfo,
Sta. Catalina Art Museum & Monastery
Thur, Jun 7 08:00am Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus:
San Cristobal Church (over looking the plaza)
10:00am Corpus Christi Mass
12:00pm-4:00pm Procession of Corpus Christi, Saints and Virgins
Fri, Jun 8 Class at UNSAAC, Field trip to Andahuaylillas?
Sat, Jun 9 (leisure)
Sun, Jun 10 Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus: Ruins at Pisac – Market-economics
Week of June 11-17 (Archeology, & Inca Trail)
Mon, Jun 11 Class at UNSAAC, Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus:
Zoo?,
Botanical gardens (Plaza San Fransisco),
Plaza de Regocijo
Tue, Jun 12 Class at UNSAAC, Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus:
Tipon & Oropesa & “chicharones”
Wed, Jun 13 Class at UNSAAC, Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus:
Qoricancha Archeological Musem,
Qoricancha/St. Domingo Temple of the Sun ($)
Thur, Jun 14 Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus:
Ruins at Chinchero,
Maras,
Ruins at Moray,
Salineras,
Pichingoto
Fri, Jun 15 Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus: Ollantaytambo
Sat, Jun 16 Leave for Chilca and mile marker 82
Camino del Inca (Inca Trail) (if leaving from 82)
12km Hike Ruins of Huillca Raccay, Cusichaca ('happy bridge'),
village of Wayllabamba ('Place of Good Pasture')
lunch along the Trail, dinner in camp
Sun, Jun 17 Camino del Inca Day #2 (if leaving from 82)
11km hike: meadow of Llulluchapampa ('Place of Offerings'),
Abra de Huarmihuañusca ('Dead Woman's Pass'), Pacamayo
Breakfast in camp; lunch along the Trail; dinner in camp.
Week of June 18-24 (Machu Piqchu, Inti Raymi)
Mon, Jun 18 Camino del Inca Day #3 (if leaving from 82)
16km hike: Ruins of Runkuracay ('Pile of Ruins'), Pacamayo valley,
Abra de Runkuracay (pass), Ruins of Sayacmarca ('Inaccessible Town'),
Conchamarca, Mt. Salkantay, Mt. Veronica,
Ruins of Phuyupatamarca ('Town in the Clouds'),
Wiñay Wayna ('forever young'), Trekkers Hostal
Tue, Jun 19 Camino del Inca Day #4
6km hike: Wiñay Wayna
11:00pm? Arrival at Machu Picchu Intipunku (Sun Gate)
(For non-Inca Trail:
06:15am PeruRail/Orient-Express “Backpacker” [Cusco to Machu Picchu (MPP)]
10.15am Train Arrival at Machu Picchu Pueblo/Aguas Calientes)
11:00pm Check-in Hotel Inti Punku
Wed, Jun 20 Field trip to Ruins at Machu Picchu:
ceremonial sites, agriculture, astronomy
Thur, Jun 21 Field trip to Ruins at Machu Picchu Ruins & Huayna Picchu
Fri, Jun 22 Field trip to Ruins at Machu Picchu Ruins & Huayna Picchu
15.30pm PeruRail/Orient-Express “Vistadome 1” train from MPP to Cusco, or
15:55pm PeruRail/Orient-Express “Backpacker” train from MPP to Cusco, or
17:00pm PeruRail/Orient-Express “Vistadome 2” train from MPP to Cusco
20:00pm Train arrival at Cusco’s San Pedro Station
09:00pm Check-in Hotel Vilandré
Ave. El Sol No 910, Cusco, Cusco, Peru
Sat, Jun 23 (Inti Raymi begins) Laundry - leisure
Sun, Jun 24 Field trip by UNSAAC staff & bus:
Sacsayhuaman for Inti Raymi Ceremonial Day
Week of June 25 - July 1 (Manu)
Option A: Concha Cashu Option B: Tambopata
Mon, Jun 25 Cusco-Paititi Cusco-Paititi
Tue, Jun 26 Paititi-Otorongo Paititi-Otorongo
Wed, Jun 27 Otorongo-Salvador-Otorongo Otorongo-Salvador-Otorongo
Thur, Jun 28 Otorongo-QochaCashu-Paquitza Otorongo-Yanayacu
Fri, Jun 29 Paquitza-Yanayacu Yanayacu-Paititi
Sat, Jun 30 Yanayacu-Paititi Paititi-Cusco
Sun, Jul 1 Paititi-Cusco Laundry (leisure)
Week of July 2-8 (Lake Titicaca)
Mon, Jul 2 (leisure)
Leave Cusco via bus for Puno (Lake Titicaca)
Tue, Jul 3 Arrive in Puno
Leave Puno via boat to Uros Floating Islands
Leave via boat to Amantani Island
Lunch and Dinner provided by host family on Amantani Island
Wed, Jul 4 Breakfast with host family
Leave Amantani Island via boat to Taquile Island
Lunch on Taquile Island
Leave Taquile Island via boat to Puno
Leave Puno via bus to Cusco
Thur, Jul 5 Arrive in Cusco
(leisure)
Fri, Jul 6 (leisure)
Sat, Jul 7 (leisure)
Sun, Jul 8 07:40am LAN Peru #024 CUZ to LIM (economy, 1:20hours)($6.05)
09:00am Arrival Lima Jorge Chavez International
10:40am LAN Peru #510 LIM to MIA (economy, 5:45 hours)($30.25)
17:25pm Arrival Miami International Airport, U.S. Customs
18:00pm Chartered Bus to FCCJ Deerwood Center
POST TRIP
Week of July 9-15 Class at FCCJ Deerwood Center meet as scheduled
Week of July 16-22 Class at FCCJ Deerwood Center meet as scheduled
Week of July 23-30 Class at FCCJ Deerwood Center meet as scheduled