Legends & Landscapes of Peru: Lima, Machu Picchu & Cusco

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Please join Museum Travel Alliance from April 20-28, 2020 on Legends & Landscapes of Peru: Lima, Machu Picchu & Cusco. Explore the Museo de Arte de Lima with a curator and restorer, who will enhance our appreciation of some of the thousands of objects on display, from the ancient artifacts of the Moche, Chimú, Nazca, and other pre-Inca cultures to the paintings of Fernando de Szyszlo, the father of Peruvian abstract art. Spend an afternoon amid the awe-inspiring ruins of Machu Picchu. Travel to the often-overlooked South Sacred Valley, and go inside a Baroque church nicknamed "the Sistine Chapel of the Andes" for its elaborately decorated frescoes We are delighted that this trip will be accompanied by Ronda Kasl as our lecturer from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This trip is sponsored by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We expect this program to fill quickly. Please call the Museum Travel Alliance at (855) 533-0033 or (212) 302-3251 or email [email protected] to reserve a place on this trip. We hope you will join us. Sincerely,

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Dear Members and Friends of The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

When Francisco Pizarro arrived in Peru in 1532, the Inca Empire was the largest in the world, with more than 10 million subjects in an area that stretches from southern Colombia to Chile. Yet it was less than a hundred years old. Centuries before the Incas rose to power, other advanced civilizations had prospered in Peru, building stone temples and palaces that rivaled Machu Picchu in sophistication and beauty. Evidence of these fascinating cultures is on display at the Museo de Arte de Lima, the starting point for a thrilling journey I hope to share with you.

Please join me next spring for a weeklong exploration of millennia of Peruvian arts and culture, from 3,000-year-old Chavín artifacts, to astonishing Baroque churches, to contemporary paintings and music. We will spend two days amid the monasteries and museums of Lima, BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB then fly to Cusco, our gateway to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. We will ride a luxury train to mysterious Machu Picchu, the Incas’ summer retreat, then return to Cusco to tour some of its Traveling with You astonishing colonial churches. Ronda Kasl

As a specialist in the art of Spanish America, I look forward to our visit to Lima’s marvelous Museo Ronda Kasl, Curator of Latin American Art, Pedro de Osma, whose extensive collection of colonial paintings, furniture, silver, and housewares joined the staff of the American Wing in 2013. is housed in a gorgeous turn-of-the-century mansion. Just next door is the Museo Mario Testino Previously, she was senior curator of painting (MATE), displaying the fashion photographer’s lesser-known images of local Peruvians in and sculpture at the Indianapolis Museum traditional garments. of Art. She received her doctorate from New York University and is a specialist in the art Exclusive dinners at private venues and a specially arranged concert of three centuries of of Spain and Spanish America. During her Peruvian music will round out our cultural experience. 20-year career she has curated numerous exhibitions, including Giovanni Bellini and I hope you will join me for this immersion in the multifaceted heritage of Peru. the Art of Devotion (2004) and Sacred Spain: Art and Belief in the Spanish World (2009). Sincerely, Most recently, she curated Cristóbal de Ronda Kasl Villalpando: Mexican Painter of the Baroque Curator of Latin American Art, The American Wing (2017). She is the author of The Making of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Hispano-Flemish Style: Art, Commerce, and

Politics in Fifteenth-Century Castile (2014).

Trip Highlights — Explore the Museo de Arte de Lima with a curator and restorer, who will enhance our

appreciation of some of the thousands of objects on display, from the ancient artifacts of the

Moche, Chimú, Nazca, and other pre-Inca cultures to the paintings of Fernando de Szyszlo, the

father of Peruvian abstract art

— Spend three nights in Cusco, where we will visit the Convent of Santo Domingo, built atop

Koricancha, the Incas’ most sumptuous temple—whose gold was given in vain as ransom by

the imprisoned Inca emperor Atahualpa

— Enjoy a specially arranged concert that takes you through three centuries of Peruvian music

— Spend an afternoon and a morning amid the awe-inspiring ruins of Machu Picchu, built without

mortar to be more resistant to earthquakes. Experience the genius of the Inca masons, who

used simple tools to carve the Sun Temple, Royal Tomb, Sacred Plaza, and the Intihuatana stone Standing Male Figure, 1300–1470. Wood. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. — In the often-overlooked South Sacred Valley, go inside a Baroque church nicknamed Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of the “Sistine Chapel of the Andes” for its elaborately decorated frescoes Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 [1979.206.774] ECUADOR COLOMBIA

Chiclayo BRAZIL Trujillo

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Machu Picchu Cusco Paciﬁc Ocean BOLIVIA

CHILE

Photos clockwise from top right: Ollantaytambo, Cusco, photo by Steven dos Remedios; Earflare with Multifigure Scene, A.D. 1350–1470. 6th–7th century. Gold. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection, Gift of Jan Mitchell, 1991 [1991.419.67]; Machu Picchu, photo by Paul Seligman; Koricancha, Cusco; Barranco, Lima, photo by Carine Philbert; regional map. Front cover: Crocodile-Head Figure Pendant, A.D. 800–1519. Gold. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1966, 1977 [66.196.5]. Back cover: Burj Inti Punku, Cusco, photo by Cusco Destination (top); Plaza Mayor, Lima (bottom). BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Legends & Landscapes of Peru: Lima, Machu Picchu & Cusco April 20–28, 2020 Machu Picchu / Cusco Saturday, April 25 We will have a full morning to explore the site. You may wish to rise early to hike the short distance to the “sun gate,” Inti Punku, to witness the sun rise through the mist over Machu Picchu. Following lunch at the hotel, board the “Vistadome” train to Cusco. B, L, D

Convent of Santo Domingo, Cusco, photo by Robert McNalley Cusco Sunday, April 26 Departure Discover this ancient capital of the Incas on a Cusco / Sacred Valley tour that includes the Plaza de Armas and its Monday, April 20 Thursday, April 23 strikingly ornate cathedral. A special highlight Fly to Lima, Peru’s cosmopolitan capital, and Depart on a flight to Cusco, enjoying majestic is the Convent of Santo Domingo, built atop check in to our hotel. aerial views of the dramatic scenery as we legendary Koricancha, the most sumptuous soar over the Andes. Upon arrival, continue by temple in the Inca Empire. Koricancha, which Lima, Peru coach to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Admire means “Golden Courtyard” in Quechua, was Tuesday, April 21 the lush and rugged landscape, Andean dedicated to the sun god and filled with life- Begin the day with an orientation tour of the towns—including Pisac, with its remarkable size, solid-gold statues of llamas, shepherds, centuries-old city of Lima, the City of Kings. sun temple overlooking the village—and green and other figures. B, L View important colonial buildings at the Plaza terraces that the Inca cut into hillsides to Mayor, whose origin predates that of the create flat spaces for farming, which are still Cusco Spanish, and marvel at the religious fervor of used to this day. Later, check into our hotel, Monday, April 27 the conquistadors at the Basilica and Convent and enjoy dinner together. B, L, D Travel a short distance from Cusco to see the of San Francisco and Santo Domingo. Explore less-visited South Valley, where we will tour the Museo de Arte de Lima with a curator Sacred Valley / Machu Picchu the “Sistine Chapel of the Andes,” San Pedro and restorer. This museum has Lima’s largest Friday, April 24 Apóstol. Inside is a dazzling display of colorful collection of photography, paintings, pottery, Wander the Inca fortress of Ollantaytambo, murals, a coffered ceiling, and an ornate gold- decorations, and artifacts. In addition to pre- where Manco Inca and his band of rebels leaf altar. The Spanish began constructing Columbian and colonial art, it also contains defeated Pizarro’s soldiers in one of the few the Baroque church in the late 16th century as a large collection of contemporary Peruvian battles lost by the Spanish; the village below they cemented their conquest over the Inca art. This evening, our welcome dinner is at a the ruins retains its original Inca layout and Empire. This evening, enjoy a private farewell private venue. B, L, D character. Afterwards, take the luxury Sacred dinner at a colonial house on the grounds of a Valley train to Machu Picchu, the “Lost City former Inca palace. B, L, D Lima of the Incas.” This afternoon is our first Wednesday, April 22 opportunity to explore Machu Picchu. This Cusco/ Lima / Return Tuesday, April 28 Visit the Bohemian neighborhood of Barranco, royal retreat, untouched by the conquistadors, Following breakfast, depart for flights home. B where we will see the Museo Pedro de Osma, was unknown to archaeologists until American a 100-year-old mansion offering colonial explorer Hiram Bingham rediscovered it a Peruvian artworks, gardens, and grounds; and century ago. Its expertly crafted structures This itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of The were planned to harmonize with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Arrangements Abroad. the Museo Mario Testino (MATE), a non- For complete details, please carefully read the terms and profit institution founded in 2012 by Peruvian spectacular landscape. B, L, D conditions at www.arrangementsabroad.com/terms. fashion photographer Mario Testino. Here BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB we will attend a private concert featuring More Travels with The Met three centuries of Peruvian music. Later this Great Artists Caravaggio, Master of Light & Shadow: From Rome to Malta April 14–22, 2020 afternoon, enjoy a lesson in bartending as we Splendors of Siberia & Mongolia by Luxury Rail: learn how to make a Pisco sour, the country’s Ulaanbaatar to Moscow Aboard the Golden Eagle July 9–22, 2020 national drink. Then, savor the fruits of your English Elegance: Majestic Manors of Bath & Cornwall May 12–20, 2020 labors at a cocktail reception, followed by Sailing the Mekong: dinner on your own. B, L, R Treasures of Vietnam & Cambodia Aboard the Jahan September 24–October 5, 2020 For details, please go to metmuseum.org/travel

BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Accommodations Program Rate Country Club Lima Hotel $9,999 per person, double rate This innovative yet sophisticated hotel dates back to 1927 and has been declared a Peruvian $11,999 single rate Cultural Monument. Enjoy its charming, modern rooms and suites, which are adorned with classical Rate Includes and Peruvian art. — Eight nights’ accommodations as per itinerary Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba — Meals as indicated in the itinerary (B=Breakfast, Ensconced on 100 acres of beautiful countryside in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, this hotel L=Lunch, R=Reception, D=Dinner); bottled water, features luxurious rooms with glorious mountain views and an organic plantation where coffee/tea, and house wine with all included meals guests can pick their own produce. — Airport/hotel/airport group transfers for all participants on suggested flights Belmond Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge The only hotel located next to Machu Picchu’s ancient citadel, the Belmond is an exquisite — Internal economy-class flights (Lima/Cusco/Lima) hideaway featuring delicious Peruvian cuisine made with ingredients grown on the lodge’s own — Train journeys (Ollantaytambo/Machu Picchu and plot. Admire its stunning views, stylish rooms, and magnificent gardens. Machu Picchu/Cusco) Palacio del Inka — Escorted sightseeing by private motor coach; entrance fees for included visits In the center of old Cusco, retire to this historic mansion, formerly the home of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro. Savor its elegant and modern rooms lavishly decorated with — Enrichment program of lectures and talks Cusco School paintings and hand-painted frescoes. — Taxes, service, and porterage charges; gratuities to local guides and drivers

Not included in rate International airfare; passport/visa fees; meals not specified; alcoholic beverages other than noted in inclusions; personal items and expenses; airport transfers other than for those on suggested flights; excess baggage; trip insurance; any other items not specifically mentioned as included.

Country Club Lima (top left); Belmond Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge (top right); Inkaterra Hacienda Urubamba (above) Palacio del Inka

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