Study with LTCC in Cuzco, Peru
Spring Quarter 2008

Apply for a scholarship:  LTCC (download the application, PDF file) 
ˇLas llamas nos están llamando!

Led by Sue Kloss
Nancy Barclay will not participate in this program.

PROGRAM DATES:  Thursday May 1, 2008 – Saturday, June 28, 2008.
The Festival of the Sun is held on June 24.  We will attend the ceremony as part of this program.

Application and program brochure are available at the bottom of this linked page.

PRICE:  Program fee will be approximately $3995.00.  Airfare and tuition for courses are NOT included.

      What's included in the price?

CCIE Scholarships   

Weekend excursions and field trips included in the program
TENTATIVE - DETAILS STILL BEING PLANNED

Machu Picchu (5 DAY TREK)
Sacred Valley
Cuzco City Tour
Festival of the Sun, Inti Raymi, June 24

Sue Kloss will teach field based ecology and botany including local and global environmental ecosystem structure and function and physical and biotic elements of the environment. 

 Spanish language acquisition classes will be taken at the Amauta School inCuzco at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels as well as Hispanic civilization and culture emphasizing the social, historical, cultural, economical, and political issues of the Peruvian people and their lifestyles.

PROGRAM COURSES   SUBJECT TO CHANGE:
Peruvian Life & Culture, 2 units (required course for all participants) 
Cuzco is waiting for you!  This field based course will introduce students to the rich culture and customs of Peru. Topics include the history, geography, ecology, and mythology of Peru; pre-Columbian civilizations of the Chavin, Mochica, and Inca; the Sacred Valley; Machu Picchu; and the Festival of the Sun - Inti Raymi.  Students will participate in field trips and cultural activities in Peru as part of this course. 


Spanish courses (subject to change)
SPA 102/103 (5 units), Elementary Spanish, 2nd and 3rd quarters
SPA 203 (5 units), Intermediate Spanish, 3rd quarter
SPA 212 (5 units), Introduction to Spanish Literature, advanced level
SPA 157 (1 unit), conversational Spanish, all levels

Science courses to be taught by Sue Kloss

EVS 101 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE  (4 units)
BIO 149 ECOLOGY (5 units: 4 lecture, 3 lab)- counts as a lab for IGETC
BIO 131  Field excursion (1 unit)

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES FOR OUR CUZCO PROGRAM

Photos:  Amigos at AmautaCuzco, Textiles, Sacsayhuamán

History and Culture of Peru Introduction to Peru
National Geographic - Peru Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu Sacred Sites Quechua Language
Quechua Culture Fun Facts about Quechua language
Cusco

Other links related to Peru and the Incas

Cusco Weather Our Campus in Cusco, Amauta
www.birding-peru.com

Amauta - Our Amigos

Festival of the Sun at GoSouthAmerica The Inti Raymi or Festival of the Sun
Quechua Language GILMAN SCHOLARSHIP INFO
Traditional Textiles of Peru Descendants of the Incas
Centro Bartolomé de Las Casas Cusco - Perú Casa campesina CBC

 

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