A group of Cedar Park parents and students will be traveling to Peru and Machu Picchu this Spring Break 2019 (3/22/2019 - 3/30/2019). All Cedar Park families are invited to join.
The group will be visiting Lima, Cusco, and the Amazon on the nine day tour.
In Lima, students will sightsee the Government Palace, San Francisco Convent, Plaza de Armas, Cathedral of Lima, and Museo Larco, then fly to Cuzco and visit the Koricancha Temple, the Sacsayhuaman Fortress, and Cusco Cathedral.
Afterwards, the group will go to the Sacred Valley and visit Pisac and Ollantayambo. It is here that they will also have a Peruvian school visit and the LEAP activity will be Pago al la tierra. The following day, they ride a train to Machu Picchu where they will explore this breathtaking world wonder.
During the final part of the trip, the group will fly to Puerto Maldonado on the border of Brazil and Perú and travel by motorized canoe into the Amazon jungle on the Amazon river! Here they will also have an interpretive jungle walk and visit the Ox Bow lake sanctuary.
This is not a BSD-organized trip. Arrangements are being made through World Strides, the nation's largest accredited travel organization. To sign-up, head to www2.educationaltravel.com/Catherall-9233 .
Questions can be answered by Tammie Catherall- Program Leader (tbcatherall@yahoo.com)