This workshop will provide students with a close contact with the Andean culture, immersing them in daily activities with local people. Starting with a visit to Chavin de Huantar UNESCO world heritage site, sharing with kids at a local Andean school and even learning the traditional weaving techniques plus a night camping sheltered by a sky scattered by restless stars, will make this trip a life time experience.
Itinerary: Day 1 Huaraz / Chavin, 2 Konchukos Tambo, 3 Konchukos Tambo / Huaraz
Duration: 3 days / 2night
Season: April – October
Departures: On Request
Price per person: On Request
Minimum: 2 passengers
Day by Day Description:
Day 1 Huaraz / Chavin.
We head south on the main road that heads to Lima. After 36 kilometers, we turn left at Catac. Two and a half hours later, after taking the 66 kilometer detour to Chavin and driving by lake Querococha and the Kahuish tunnel on the rim of Huascaran National Park you will have reached the Konchukos Tambo Hotel, on the edge of the Mosna River. After checking in and room assignment, the manager will give a short briefing of the lodge and the Konchukos Valley, lunch at the restaurant.Ten minutes by car from the lodge are the archaeological remains of Chavin de Huantar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This ceremonial center was the most important of the Pre-Hispanic Andean cultures from around 800 BC, when the first expansive Andean culture, known as Chavin, built it. Being subject to centuries of natural and manmade destruction (it was used as a quarry), its scenery, massive stonework, labyrinthine tunnels, elaborate drainage and ventilation, its carved heads and lithic artwork present a unique image of prehispanic Peru. After visiting the ruins we will visit the handicraft workshops to see what stone or textile handicrafts are in stock for shopping. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Konchukos Tambo
After breakfast, the kids will visit the local school, sit in a class with children of the same age and, with a translator, they will tell the students about life in their countries. The local kids will then tell you about their life and what they learn in school, lunch on return to the hotel and in the afternoon. Students will be given a topographical map pinpointing the location of a grove. There they will then establish a campsite in the vicinity learning to deal with a tent and lay out of the camp.
Day 3 Konchukos Tambo / Huaraz
The morning will be spent in a small community, helping our hosts with a pachamanca for lunch: meats, potatoes, corn and lima beans baked in a hole in the ground - the firewood heats the stones where the meats and vegetable will be put into, then it will be covered becoming an oven. This takes most of the morning and, as all meetings involving food, provides a great setting for sharing and conversation. After lunch, a family of Carhuayoc weavers will host us for the afternoon and teach students simple weaving techniques. With a diluted version of a traditional loom, students will produce a small basic design to take home with them. They will gain an appreciation of the skill residing in the hands of the inhabitants of this valley. In the afternoon return to Huaraz the way we came.
SERVICES INCLUDED: Transfers, transportation by vehicle for organized tours, hotel with breakfast in Konchukos Valley, tours as mentioned, lunches on full day excursions, entrance fees to sites and bilingual guide.
SERVICES NOT INCLUDED: Meals in the cities, alcoholic beverages, extras, tips, taxes, laundry service, additional tours, insurance and airline tickets (where applicable).
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