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in the footsteps of the inca from the Sacred Valley to August 26 to September 5, 2011

a program of the stanford alumni association If you’ve never been to Machu Picchu, there’s no better way to see it than in the company of Stanford veteran faculty leader John Rick. His intimate knowledge of ’s archaeological wonders provides unique insights into a long-lost civilization that truly bring the past to life. Of course, there’s even more to see beyond this famous Inca stronghold, including the enchanting towns in the Sacred Valley and the stunning colonial architecture of Cuzco. What better time to visit than in 2011: the 100th anniversary of American historian/explorer Hiram Bingham’s discovery of Machu Picchu. We hope you can join us!

Brett S. Thompson, ’83, Director, Stanford Travel/Study

Highlights

EXPLORE Cuzco, DISCOVER picturesque CHOOSE your own the oldest continuously Andean markets and adventure to Machu inhabited city in the West- impressive archaeological Picchu: by train alongside ern Hemisphere and the ruins in the fertile Sacred the scenic southern capital of the Valley. or on a four-day trek on . the famed Inca Trail.

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Inca ruins. Bargain with textile mines of Maras that are still Itinerary craftsmen in Pisaq, stop by the active today. Enjoy a late lunch fruit-and-vegetable market and along the Urubamba River Friday & Saturday, enjoy lunch in a local restaurant. before returning to the hotel August 26 & 27 DEPART U.S. / LIMA, Visit the studio of an artist and spending the remainder of PERU / CUZCO who uses ancient Peruvian the afternoon and evening at Depart on overnight flights to techniques in his contemporary leisure. (Participants wishing to Cuzco via Lima. Upon arrival ceramic pieces. Check in to hike the Inca Trail please refer in Cuzco on Saturday, check our hotel in Ollantaytambo and to the sidebar for a description in to our hotel and take time head to a local restaurant for of this optional four-day trek). to rest and adjust to the high dinner. HOTEL PAKARITAMPU (B,L,D) HOTEL PAKARITAMPU (B,L) altitude. After an independent Wednesday, August 31 lunch, enjoy a relaxing stroll Monday, August 29 SACRED VALLEY / PATAKANCHA / along charming cobblestoned OLLANTAYTAMBO PUMAMARCA / OLLANTAYTAMBO Spend the morning relaxing at streets to some of Cuzco’s key Travel to the remote Andean our hotel or enjoy an optional monuments, including the Plaza village of Patakancha, where horseback ride (at an additional de Armas and the magnificent inhabitants still live off their cost) through the Sacred Valley, Santo Domingo church built llamas and alpacas. Visit with riding through scenic farmland atop the Incan temple of local school children and and visiting Quechua villages . Gather for a learn about the community’s along the way. After lunch on welcome reception and dinner traditional ways of life. After our own, take a guided walking at a local restaurant Saturday lunch, enjoy an optional hike to tour of Ollantaytambo, including evening. HOTEL NOVOTEL the small site of Pumamarca. (8/27: D) a visit to a family home and an Return to Ollantaytambo for exploration of the town’s great Sunday, August 28 dinner and an evening at leisure. CUZCO / fortress. Dinner is on our own SACSAYHUAMAN / HOTEL PAKARITAMPU (B,L) PISAQ / OLLANTAYTAMBO this evening. HOTEL PAKARITAMPU Just outside Cuzco, explore (B) Thursday, September 1 MACHU PICCHU / the immense archaeological Tuesday, August 30 AGUAS CALIENTES complex of Sacsayhuaman, CHINCHERO / Board a train for the dramatic / MARAS / where huge stone blocks, some OLLANTAYTAMBO journey to Machu Picchu, the weighing more than 200 tons, Spend the morning visiting the great city abandoned by the were used to construct the town of Chinchero and its ruins. Inca, reclaimed by the forest walls. Continue to the Sacred Continue to the archaeological and hidden from view until Valley lined with picturesque site of Moray, comprised of American archaeologist Hiram Andean markets, impressive impressive agricultural terraces, Bingham rediscovered it in 1911. churches and remarkable and the pre-Columbian salt Spend the afternoon exploring OLLANTAYTAMBO Equator Machu P ERU Picchu PERU Urubam Lima ba Pacific Inca Ollantaytambo Cuzco R Ocean Trail ive Sa r MACHU PICCHU cre A d V n HISTORICAL al d SANCTUARY ley e o s f t M he o In u n ca t a s i n from s Cuzco Lima

the altars, temples, fountains, Sunday & Monday, stone trail carved by the Inca September 4 & 5 staircases and terraced gardens CUZCO / LIMA / U.S. hundreds of years ago. Eleva- that make this legendary city a After a final morning in Cuzco, tions average around 10,000 true wonder of the world. Those transfer to the airport and fly to feet above sea level, with the who prefer may disembark the Lima, connecting to international highest pass at 13,800 feet. train outside the site and hike flights home, arriving on Monday. A team of highly trained and experienced guides, cooks with a private guide along a Participants connecting to and porters accompany us spur of the Inca Trail to Machu evening flights in Lima may join to ensure the most pleasant Picchu (at an additional cost). an optional city tour of Lima trekking experience possible. Enjoy dinner at our hotel in on Sunday afternoon (at an All camping equipment except Aguas Calientes tonight. additional cost). (B) sleeping bags is provided, INKATERRA MACHU PICCHU (B,D) and hot meals are prepared Friday, September 2 three times a day. While no MACHU PICCHU / AGUAS previous trekking or techni- CALIENTES cal climbing experience is Return to Machu Picchu to Hiking the required, all trekkers must be continue exploring the ruins. Inca Trail in excellent physical condition. Options include a guided hike August 30 to September 2 (4 days) Trail permits are available on up to the Sun Gate or a more a first-come, first-served ba- challenging climb to the top of Travelers looking for a more sis and typically sell out four . INKATERRA MACHU active experience have the to five months in advance. PICCHU (B,D) option of reaching Machu Pic- Please indicate at the time of Saturday, September 3 chu by way of the Inca Trail at booking if you wish to par- AGUAS CALIENTES / no additional cost. Each day ticipate in this option. For de- CUZCO of the four-day trek involves tailed information on the trek Relax this morning, take a guided six to eight hours of hiking itinerary and what’s included, nature walk on our hotel grounds over mountain passes and please contact our office to learn about the fascinating through verdant valleys, much or go online: www.stanford flora and fauna of the region, or of it on the original alumni.org/trip?peru2011. shop for souvenirs in the local craft market. This afternoon, take the train back to Ollantaytambo, PHUYUPATAMARCA CAMPSITE, INCA TRAIL retracing our route through the Urubamba Valley. Transfer by coach to Cuzco and gather for a farewell reception and dinner at a fine local restaurant. HOTEL NOVOTEL CUSCO (B,D) CUZCO

August 29 ($190 per person) Optional day Information hike into Machu Picchu on September 1 ($625 per person) Optional city tour of Lima on Dates September 4 ($155 per person) Independent August 26 to September 5, 2011 and private transfers Trip-cancellation/ (11 days) interruption and baggage insurance Excess- baggage charges Personal items such as Size email, telephone and fax calls, laundry and Limited to 34 participants gratuities for nongroup services cost* Air Arrangements $5,595 per person, double occupancy International and domestic airfare is not $7,595 per person, single occupancy included in the program cost. Round-trip, *Association nonmembers add $200 per person economy-class airfare from San Francisco to INCLUDED** Cuzco is approximately $1,200 as of September 8 nights of deluxe hotel accommodations 8 2010 and is subject to change without notice. breakfasts, 3 lunches and 5 dinners Welcome Information on recommended flight itineraries and farewell cocktail receptions Bottled water will be sent by our designated agent. at group meals and on excursions Gratuities What to expect to porters, guides, waiters, hotel staff and drivers We consider this program to be moderately for all group activities All tours and excursions strenuous and geared for the active traveler as described in the itinerary Transfers and who is physically fit and in good health. Travel baggage handling on program arrival and in the Peruvian puts us at high altitudes, departure days Minimal medical, accident and from 7,800 feet above sea level in Machu Picchu evacuation insurance Educational program to 11,000 feet in Cuzco. Full days are balanced with lecture series and pre-departure materials, with plenty of free time on one’s own. Typical including recommended reading list, a selected excursions involve one to three miles of walking, book, map and travel information Services often on uneven terrain such as cobblestoned of our professional tour manager to assist you streets or large archaeological sites where steps throughout the program are steep and without handrails. We welcome NOT INCLUDED travelers 15 years of age and older on this International and domestic airfare Passport program. and visa fees Immunization costs Meals and beverages other than those specified ** To see what’s included and what to expect on the Inca Trail as included Optional horseback ride on trek, please go to www.stanfordlumni.org/trip?peru2011. Terms & Conditions Deposit & Final Payment Eligibility war, quarantine, force majeure or A $1,000 per-person deposit is We encourage membership in other causes beyond our control. All required to hold space for Peru: the Alumni Association as the such losses or expenses will have to In the Footsteps of the Inca. Final program cost for nonmembers is be borne by the passenger as tour payment is due 120 days prior to $200 more than the members’ price. rates provide arrangements only for departure. Stanford alumni may become Annual the time stated. We reserve the right ($75) or Life ($495) Members. to make such alterations to this Cancellations & Refunds Stanford parents, faculty, staff, published itinerary as may be Deposits and any payments are fully interns, residents and fellows may deemed necessary. The right is refundable, less a $500-per-person become Installment Members ($90 reserved to cancel any program prior cancellation fee, until 120 days prior down, $115/year for four years) or to departure in which case the entire to departure. After that date, refunds Life Members ($495). Nonalumni payment will be refunded without can be made only if the program is may become Life Affiliates (one- further obligation on our part. The sold out and your place(s) can be time fee, $650). Parents and their right is also reserved to decline to resold, in which case a $1,000-per- children under 21 may travel on one accept or retain any person as a person cancellation fee will apply. membership. For more information member of the program. 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Tel (650) 725-1093 FAX (650) 725-8675 Email [email protected] © COPYRIGHT 2010 STANFORD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PHOTOS: GLOBAL ADRENALINE Printed on recycled, FSC-certified paper in the U.S. Faculty Leader John Rick, associate professor of anthropology at Stanford, fell in love with archaeology at the age of six while escorting his parents on a plant-hunting expedition to South America. Exploring desert mud-brick cities and visiting sites such as Machu Picchu inspired a lifelong archaeological career. He has studied early hunter-gatherers of the high grassland plateaus and is currently working in the Peruvian highlands at the monumental early site of Chavin de Huantar. One of our most popular faculty leaders, Professor Rick has led numerous Stanford trips to North, Central and South “John Rick is an America, the Near East and Africa, including nine previous amazing person, programs to Peru.

professor and Joined the Stanford archaeologist. He faculty in 1978 clearly, expertly and Has participated in archaeological excavations professionally pulled in California, Arizona, us into his world of New Mexico, Illinois, archaeology and Michigan, Mexico, his love of Peru.” Peru and France Masters and PhD, Josie Scholz, Peru Suitcase anthropology, Seminar, 2007 University of Michigan

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“I saw more in 10 days than I could have seen in one month on my own. The lectures made the ruins and the history around us all the more accessible, interactive and enlightening.”

Mark Byer,’96, Inca Trail and Machu Picchu Expedition, 2005

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