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Cusco

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Spanish Language and Courses in English - Semester

Fall 1 2009 (Aug 16, 2009 to Dec 12, 2009)
University of San Ignacio de Loyola-Cusco
Catalog Code: ICSF1109

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  • Cusco flights
    Roundtrip airfare from Lima to Cusco is included in the program price. Students will purchase their flights into and out of Lima (to arrive on the start date and to depart on the end date of their program). If a student is departing on the end date, please make sure to book around the Cusco roundtrip flights that are purchased as part of the program price.
Travel
Students arrive in Lima, Peru.
Sun. 08/16
Orientation
Students will participate in their first orientation at the Hotel Habitat. In the afternoon, there are activities in Barranco and LarcoMar with options for parapente (hang gliding)! All students will take their placement exam in Lima.
Mon. 08/17
Orientation
Students participate in second orientation and visit Lima's Historic Center, taking a Mirabus Night Tour, and participate in an intercambio activity.
Tue. 08/18
Travel
Students travel as a group to Cusco.
Wed. 08/19
Orientation
Students have their Orientation in Cusco.
Thu. 08/20
Classes
Students have their first day of classes in Cusco.
Fri. 08/21
Free Time
Students have free weekend to get to know their host families and discover the city before their classes commence. A cultural activity may be offered.
Sat. 08/22 - Sun. 08/23
Excursion
Included excursion to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley, and optional excursions to Puerto Maldonado and Puno/Lake Titicaca to be announced.
Tue. 08/25 - Fri. 12/11
Travel
Program officially over. Students return to Lima. Students may return to the US or stay and travel if they wish.
Sat. 12/12
Holidays
Holiday
Saint Rose of Lima Day - Santa Rosa was the Founder of social work in Peru, she was the first saint born in the Americas. She was extremely devoted to her vow of chastity, was a mystic and visionary, and received invisible stigmata throughout her life.
Sun. 08/30
Holiday
Battle of Angamos Day - In 1879, this was an important struggle in the War of the Pacific. The Peruvian vessel, Huascar, was finally overtaken by the Chilean Navy in an attempt to claim naval supremacy. The Peruvian Navy was unable to prevent invasion of its territory and the seas became cleared for the invasion of Peru and Bolivia.
Thu. 10/08
Holiday
All Saints Day - This day is dedicated to the memory of the dead. Peruvians attend Mass and then in coastal communities, head to the cemetery, bringing flowers and in the highlands, food to share symbolically with the souls of the dead. The worship of the dead was a common and respected custom during pre-Hispanic times in Peru, and part of that tradition, combined with Christian elements, still lives on today.
Sun. 11/01
Holiday
Immaculate Conception Day - Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854. Dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived.
Tue. 12/08
  • Class times will be determined after arrival to the program site.
  • All events and dates are not finalized and are subject to change without notice.