An educational tour led by Archaeologist Dr. Christopher Powell for the friends of Dr. Daniel Miller

This nine learning adventure over the holiday break will bring its partcipants up the Andes and into the heartland of South America's greatest ancient empire. Day trips to ruins and evening lectures will illuminate anicent Inca history, archaeoastronomy, mathematics, and architecture. Cuzco, former capital of the Inca Empire, will be the course's homebase. After two nights in Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, the group will return to Cuzco just in time to join the city in celebrating New Years Eve.. The adventure will end in the Pervuian desert, exploring the dunes, visiting the penguins and sea lions of the Ballestas Islands, and flying over the mysterious Nazca Lines.

The Ancient Cultures and Natural Wonders of Peru: Machu Picchu, Cuzco, the Sacred Valley, the Paracas Desert and the Nazca Lines
Price	$2200 ($500 extra for single lodging) $300 deposit due upon registration balance due 30 days before the course
Date	December 26 - January 3, 2012
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Dec 26, Monday: Arrival to Lima Flights to Lima, evening arrival Private transport to Miraflores district hotel Overnight in Lima
	Dec 27, Tuesday: Arrival to Cuzco 6-7am: Breakfast and airport transfer 9-11pm: Flight to Cuzco 2-3pm: Lecture - Inca Culture History 3-4pm: Lecture - The Inca Khipu Evening: Rest, acclimatize Overnight in Cuzco
	Dec 28, Wednesday: Ruins Around Cuzco 8-9am: Breakfast 9-11am: Coricancha Temple 11-1pm: Sacsayhuaman Ruins 12-2pm: Lunch break 2-4pm: The Inca Museum and ancient walls of Cuzco Overnight in Cuzco
	Dec 29, Thursday: Machu Picchu 7-11am: Train to Machu Picchu 11-1pm: Check in and lunch 1-5pm: Tour of Machu Picchu Evening: Free time Overnight in Aguas Calientes
	Dec 30, Friday: Machu Picchu 5am: Breakfast 6-7am: Dawn at Machu Picchu All Day: Free time in Machu Picchu Evening: Free time in Aguas Calientes Overnight in Aguas Calientes
	Dec 31, Saturday: Sacred Valley and New Years Eve 7-8am: Breakfast 8-10am: Train to Ollantaytambo 10-12pm: Inca Hilltop Fortress 1-2pm: Lunch in Urubamba 2-5pm: Visit to Awana Kancha weaving co-op on the way back to Cuzco Evening: New Years Eve in Cuzco Overnight in Cuzco
	Jan 1, Sunday: Huacachina Oasis 8-9am: Breakfast 9-11am: Return flights to Lima 12-6pm: Transport to Ica, Paracas museum on the way 6-7pm: Sunset dune buggy rides through the desert Overnight in the Huacachina Oasis
	Jan 2, Monday: Ballestras Islands 7-8am: Breakfast 9-12pm: Boat tour of the Ballestras Islands 12-1pm: Transport to Nazca Evening: Lecture - The Nazca Lines Overnight in Nazca
	Jan 3, Tuesday: The Nazca Lines 7-8am: Breakfast 8-11am: flights over the Nazca Lines 12-6pm: Transport to back to Lima 6-8pm: Final dinner at Larco Mar Midnight: Flights back to the USA

Lima: Hotel Alpa
Hotel services include cable TV, phones, internet, and on-site restaurant.

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

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

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

Nazca: Casa Andina
Hotel services include cable TV, phones, on-site restaurant, and internet.

- Lodging
- Breakfasts
- The final dinner
- Ground, rail, and water transportation
- Flights over the Nazca Lines
- Entrance fees
- Guiding
- Lectures and 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.