DAY-BYDAYITINERARY

THURSDAY, APRIL 23

USA/PERU

Depart from Newark airport, on a nonstop flight to Lima, Peru.

Overnight at COSTA DEL SOL RAMADA .

FRIDAY, APRIL 24 LIMA (B,D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Start our sightseeing tour with private

coach and guide for a full day tour. We will drive 30 minutes

southeast of Lima to visit the Pachacamac Pilgrimage Center.

Built around 700 A.D. as a temple for the worship of the sun

god, Pachacamac, it housed an oracle that is believed to be one

of the main pilgrimage centers in pre-Columbian Peru, and on a

par with Cusco. Pilgrims flocked here from far away to worship

Pachacamac, who was believed to be the creator of the world

and its creatures. The site includes palaces, plazas and temples

that have been painstakingly restored. The on-site museum has

a collec-on of local relics. This is followed by a tour of the

Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology. The museum

collec-on documents the development of every major culture

and civiliza-on in Peru, from the first hunter-gatherers to

modern -mes.

We will then go to the Luna House in the San Isidro district,

which has an exquisite collec-on of Na-vity scenes. We will

then enjoy dinner at Huaca Pucllana, located in an unparalleled

se4ng within the compound of 1,500 -year old- adobe pyramid

built by the original inhabitants of Lima (is one of the city's

greatest dining surprises). The restaurant is handsomely

designed in a rus-c colonial style; you can dine indoors or out,

but the best spot is without a doubt the covered terrace. The

menu is crea-ve Peruvian, with fusion touches spicing up

classic criollo cooking.

Overnight at CASA ANDINA PRIVATE COLLECTION MIRAFLORES.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25 LIMA (B,L)

In the morning, our tour will start at the Love Park, located on

the cliffs of Miraflores, which has a spectacular view of Lima's

Bay. We will then go to the Pucllana Temple, a 25-meter high

pre-Hispanic truncated pyramid built by the Lima culture

between 200 and 700 AD. The complex includes squares,

ramps and staircases, apart from warehouses of ar-facts that

would have been offered to the dei-es.

In downtown Lima you may visit the Presiden-al Palace and

the Lima Cathedral, impressive construc-ons that are s-ll being

used. From there we will walk to Saint Francis' Church, which

has an enviable collec-on of old books and it has an authen-c

network of catacombs open to the public. We will finally go to

the Larco Museum, founded by Rafael Larco Hoyle in 1926. The

museum, located inside a viceregal mansion built on a pre-

Columbian pyramid of the 7th century, houses the most

complete pre-Hispanic collec-on of gold and silver ar-facts as

well pieces of ero-c art. Over 45,000 archaeological ar-facts

bear witness to five thousand years of Peruvian history.

We will enjoy lunch at Café del Museo Larco. We will then be

transferred to go back to our hotel.

Overnight at CASA ANDINA PRIVATE COLLECTION MIRAFLORES.

SUNDAY, APRIL 26

LIMA/CUSCO—SACRED VALLEY (B,L)

A transporta-on service will pick us up from our hotel at the

established -me and will transfer us to the airport of Lima.

Includes a representa-ve.

Flight to Cusco.

Arrival in Cusco. Our tour will start en route to the Sacred

Valley, where we will visit Awanakancha, a farm of South

American camelids and showroom of tex-les, where local

families show the en-re tradi-onal process of weaving and

making garments. We will then visit the Pisac citadel, a town

shaped as a partridge, which is known for two reasons: for the

craD market established between colonial buildings and for

housing one of the most impressive complex of agricultural

terraces of the valley. The market has scores of stands that

exhibit and sell products manufactured by the residents of the

area.

We will enjoy lunch at Wayra Ranch. Rich soil, ideal weather

and millenary wisdom have combined to make the Sacred Valley

arguably the most fer-le in the world. You will probably become

a believer as you indulge in its bounty. Then we will delight

ourselves with a surprising gastronomic feast led by the

prominent Chef, Pedro Miguel Schiaffino and Nacho Solis.

ADer we have our lunch we will go to Ollantaytambo, a typical

example of the urban planning of the Incas, whose residents s-ll

live in accordance with their old tradi-ons. Pachacútec (1438-

1471) conquered the town, destroyed it and built a new one,

absorbing it as part of his empire. The Ollantaytambo fortress is

a huge archaeological complex which, although it bears the

name of fortress, it was actually a tambo, a leisure city used to

accommodate the delega-ons that traveled long distances.

Without a doubt, it is one of the most monumental works of the

Inca Empire.

Check in and overnight at ARANWA HOTEL.

MONDAY, APRIL 27 SACRED VALLEY(B, Box Lunch)

In the morning, our day will begin with a tour of approximately

an hour and a half to the archaeological sites of Moray and

Maras. The archaeological remains of Moray consist of

mysterious concentric circular terraces that for some scholars

would be an agricultural research center. External plaIorms,

more elevated, would be at higher temperatures than the

inmates and could simulate the condi-ons of the different

ecological floors of the empire. On the other hand, Maras is

surreal sight. It is an impressive complex of salt mining. These

are large deposits of salt that were used to trade for other

products with other regions of the empire.

We will enjoy a box lunch en route. ADer the tour we will return

to our hotel.

Overnight at ARANWA HOTEL.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28

SACRED VALLEY-MACHU PICCHU-CUSCO (B,L)

A transporta-on service with a guide will pick us up from our

hotel in Urubamba at the established -me and will drive us to

the Ollantaytambo train sta-on. The guide will assist us at the

sta-on.

Our tour to Machu Picchu begins with a Vistadome train ride to

Aguas Calientes in approximately two hours. This town is also

known as "Machu Picchu pueblo" and is the last stop before the

entrance to the remains of the most important archaeological

site in Peru. In Aguas Calientes are the railway sta-on, a craDs

market, restaurants and accommoda-on of different categories

for those who prefer to spend the night at the foot of the

mountain and climb it early. Finally, aDer a short transfer we will

reach Machu Picchu, a masterpiece of engineering and

architecture that is believed served as a sanctuary and retreat

for the Inca Pachacutec (1438 - 1572). Machu Picchu, which

means “Old Mountain”, is considered a World Heritage Site by

UNESCO and one of the new seven wonders of the world. Once

in the citadel you may op-onally visit the In-punku (Sun Gate).

Lunch at Cafe Inkaterra

In the aDernoon, we will return to Cusco on board Vistadome

train. A transporta-on service with a guide will pick us up from

the Ollantaytambo train sta-on, at the established -me, and will

transfer us to our hotel in Cusco City.

Check in and Overnight at LIBERTADOR CUZCO.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 CUSCO (B,D)

In the morning, we will start our tour with a visit to the

Coricancha, also known as the "Temple of the Sun" (or

"Premises of the Gilded One"), the construc-on of which was

ordered by Inca Pachacútec (1438-1471) and was used as base

for the construc-on of the Santo Domingo Convent upon the

arrival of the Spaniards. This is when the Sun (In-, in Quechua)

was worshipped during the Inca Empire and at the -me of the

Incas its walls were fully covered with gold sheets and its

courtyards were planted with golden corn and life-size llamas.

We will then go to the Cathedral, the most important building

on the Main Square and one of the most splendid Spanish

colonial churches in America, which is shaped as a La-n Cross

and houses about 400 colonial pain-ngs from the Cusco art

school, and impressive goldsmith, silversmith and precious

stones works. Its construc-on lasted almost a century, it started

in 1560 and ended in 1654. The Ecclesias-cal Chapter ordered

to extract and transport hundreds of stones from the

Sacsayhuamán fortress for this purpose. We will then visit said

fortress, en emblema-c work of the Incas, which protected the

Holy City. Conceived and built by Inca Pachacútec in the 15th

century, the Sacsayhuamán complex was built with megalithic

blocks, which transporta-on and construc-on con-nue to be a

mystery.

We will then go to Qenqo, located four kilometers away from

Cusco City, an archaeological complex mainly used for religious

purposes. It is believed that agricultural rituals took place there.

We will finally visit the ves-ges of Puka Pukara, located seven

kilometers away from Cusco. Puka Pukara, which means "red

fortress", was an architectural complex presumably used for

military purposes; it has many rooms, squares, bathrooms,

aqueducts, walls and towers, and it is believed that the Inca’s

entourage used it while he rested at Tambomachay.

In the aDernoon, a transporta-on service will pick us up from

the hotel and will transfer us to a restaurant MAP Café for a

dinner and bring us back at the established -me.

Overnight at LIBERTADOR CUZCO

THURSDAY, APRIL 30 CUSCO-PUNO (B,L)

A transporta-on service will pick us up from our hotel at the

established -me and will transfer us to Puno. We will first stop

at Andahuaylillas, a village located 40 kilometers from Cusco,

which most important aSrac-on is the church of Andahuaylillas,

also called "The Sis-ne Chapel of America" due to the high

quality pieces of art found in it; its structure was built in the

sixteenth century on the remains of construc-ons probably

Wari. Today it has an original pipe organ recently restored. We

will con-nue our trip to Racchi, where we will find the Temple

of Viracocha, an amazing and unique rectangular building,

similar to a wall, 30 meters wide and 20 high. It has windows

and doors and is thought to have the highest ceiling of the Inca

Empire. We will stop for lunch in Sicuani, and then briefly at La

Raya, the highest point of the route between Puno and Cusco,

over 4,313 masl. From here, 61 kilometers from the city of

Juliaca (very close to Puno) we will reach the town of Pucara,

where we will visit the Alcra Museum. Pukara was the first

seSlement of the highland lake city and developed between 100

and 300BC. Finally we will drive along the final course to the city

of Puno.

Check in and Overnight at PUNO LIBERTADOR HOTEL.

FRIDAY, MAY 1 PUNO (B,L,D)

In the morning, we will be picked up from Puno's lake port and

transferred to the floa-ng islands of the Uros. Uros is an

ancestral society that inhabits a series of ar-ficial islands built

with totora, a reef that grows in the lake. The islands are built by

weaving totoras in the places where they are thicker and form a

natural layer. They build their totora houses over it and cook in

the open air to prevent possible fires. ADer a one-hour tour, we

will con-nue our trip to the Taquile Island. Unlike other islands,

inhabited by Aymara-speaking people in the lake, its residents

speak Quechua. It was part of the Inca Empire and ves-ges of

said culture can be noted in their buildings. Nevertheless, when

the Spaniards arrived, they forced its residents to get rid of their

typical clothes and forced them to wear tradi-onal farmers'

clothes. They will give us a brief presenta-on about the island

and we can tour it un-l lunch -me. We will walk to the main

pier and will return to Puno's port aDer lunch.

Dinner and Overnight at PUNO LIBERATOR HOTEL.

SATURDAY, MAY 2 PUNO/DEPARTURE LIMA (B,D)

ADer breakfast, transfer to Juliaca Airport for your flight to Lima.

On arrival, transfer to a local restaurant for an early evening

dinner and some free -me to enjoy on your own before we

transfer to the airport for our return flight to USA..

Our flight to Newark arrives on Sunday, May 3rd.

PLEASE NOTE: All hotels and restaurants are subject to change.