A travel course led by Archaeologist Christopher Powell for the students of Professor Mark Freyberg at Simpson College

This two week course and lecture series will bring participants to the colorful Inca highland communities of Peru. Day trips to ruins and evening lectures will illuminate anicent Inca history, archaeoastronomy, mathematics, and architecture. In addition, day trips in the sacred valley will investigate weaving traditions and modern Quechua culture, the direct descendants of the Inca. While in Cuzco, the course's homebase, participants will volunteer at a local orphanage and learn about the current social challenges in Peru. The final days of the course will be spent south of Lima exploring the Paracas desert and the Ballestras Islands.

The Ancient Inca of Peru and Their Descendants - Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu
Price	To be arranged through Simpson College
Date	May 1 - 13, 2012
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	May 1, Tuesday: Lima 5:35am: Arrival to Lima Airport 7-12pm: Transport to hotel and rest 12-4pm: Larco Herrera Museum (lunch) 5-6pm: Lecture - Ancient Peru Evening: Free time Overnight in Lima
	May 2, Wednesday: Cuzco 5am: Depart for airport 8-9am: Flight to Cuzco 10-1pm: Check in and lunch 1-3pm: Lecture - Ancient Inca History 4-5pm: Lecture - The Inca Khipu Overnight in Cuzco
	May 3,Thursday: Cuzco 8-9am: Breakfast 9-10am: Lecture - Andean Archaeoastronomy 10-1pm: Lunch break and free time 1-4pm: Ancient Inca walls city walk Overnight in Cuzco
	May 4, Friday: Around Cuzco 8-9am: Breakfast 9-11am: Coricancha Temple 11-1pm: Sacsayhuaman Ruins 12-2pm: Lunch Break 2-4pm: Visit to San Jose Orphange Overnight in Cuzco
	May 5, Saturday: Volunteer Work 5am: Departure from Cuzco to Huanacarani and Piscohuata All Day: Work with soup kitchens to feed homeless children and give supplies Evening: Return to Cuzco Overnight in Cuzco
	May 6, Sunday: Cuzco - Orphanage 8-9am: Breakfast 9-11am: Supplies to San Jose Orphange 11-3pm: San Jose soup kitchen work Evening: Free Time Overnight in Cuzco
	May 7, Monday: Machu Picchu 7-11am: Train to Machu Picchu 11-1pm: Check in and lunch 1-5pm: Tour of Machu Picchu Overnight in Aguas Calientes
	May 8, Tuesday: Machu Picchu 6-6:30am: Breakfast 7-8pm: Dawn at Machu Picchu All day free to explore Machu Picchu Overnight in Aguas Calientes
	May 9, Wednesday: Sacred Valley 8-9am: Breakfast 9-10am: Train to Ollantaytambo 10-12pm: Inca Hilltop Fortress 1-2pm: Lunch buffet in Urubamba 4pm: Arrival to Pisac Overnight in Pisac
	May 10, Thursday: Pisac 8-9am: Breakfast 9-12pm: Pisac Ruins 12-2pm: Lunch in Pisac town 2-4pm: Awana Kancha Weaving Co-op 5pm: Return to Cuzco Overnight in Cuzco
	May 11, Friday: Huacachina Oasis 6am: Breakfast 8-10am: Flight to Lima 10-3pm: Transport to Ica and the Paracas museum 6-7pm: Dune buggies at sunset Overnight in the Huacachina Oasis
	May 12, Saturday: Ballestras Islands 7-8am: Breakfast 9-12pm: Tour of the Ballestras Islands 1-6pm: Return to Lima Overnight in Lima
	May 13, Sunday: Lima Free Day All Day: Free day in Lima 7-9pm Final dinner at Larco Mar Midnight: Flights back to the USA (arrive on May 14 in the AM)

Lima: Hotel Miraflores Colon
Hotel services include cable TV, phones, internet, on-site restaurant, and room service.

Cuzco: Hotel Ruinas
Hotel services include cable TV, phones, internet, on-site restaurant, and room service.

Aguas Calientes: Gringo Bills
Hotel services include private baths, phones, and on-site restaurant.

Pisac: Royal Inka Hotel
Hotel services include cable TV, phones, on-site restaurant, and room service.

Ica- Huacachina Oasis: Hotel Mossone
Hotel services include cable TV, phones, internet, on-site restaurant, and a pet turtle.

- Lodging
- Breakfasts
- Ground, rail and water transportation
- Entrance fees
- City tours
- MEC instructor/guide
- Lectures
- Course resource packet


- Airfare to Lima and Cuzco
- Travel insurance
- Lunches and dinners
- Tips for Service Providers (drivers, maids, etc..)

Proceeds from MEC Travel courses and tours are the center's primary source of research funding. As such, a portion of the tour costs are tax deductible. MEC will provide participants with receipts and proper documentation regarding the center's 501(c)(3) non-profit status for your records.