September 2008 Program
Arequipa - Puno - Cuzco

DAY 0: Flights from home country to Lima.

DAY 1: NAPAYKUNAKUY. Greetings and welcome to Ari Q'epay (Arequipa). We arrive  early in the morning allowing time for brunch and acclimatization to the altitude change. Ricardo and Evaristo provide orientation in an introductory talk late in the afternoon, giving you the background and a  foundation for understanding this magical initiatory experience, followed by a welcome dinner and folklore show in one of the finest restaurants in Arequipa.

DAY 2: ARI-Q'EPAY APUS. We begin with the Karpay Ayni Ceremony. This ritual activates the INKA SEED deep inside us and begins the process of spiritual growth "Inka style." Then we travel to sacred sites in the Arequipa area, including Sabandia where we will have a despacho ceremony to connect with the energy of the Apus (mountain spirit) of the three breathtaking volcanes Chachani, Misti and Pichu Pichu, then we will visit Santa Catalina Convent to connect with the spirit of Mamita de Chapi and a tour to Plaza de Armas.

DAY 3: SARA: We travel to Lluta, Huambo and Cabanaconde in the Colca Canyon, one the deepest in the world and land of the richest varieties of corn and potato.

DAY 4: KUNTUR WASI. Visit to Puquio, we will conduct a greeting ceremony to the Condor, Inka representation of the Hanaq Pacha the Upper World at the Cruz del Condor. Then we will visit Chivay's hot springs.

DAY 5: TITICACA: We travel to the Puno and Titicaca lake. We perform a ritual of Mamaqocha to connect with the sacred spirit of Titicaca waters.

DAY 6: UNO: We visit the floating islands of Uros and Taquile. We will conduct a greeting ceremony with the elders and wisdom or the ancient Tiawanaku culture.

DAY 7: KARPAY AYNI. We travel to Cuzco, where we begin with the Karpay Ayni Ceremony in the heart of the Inka culture at the sacred geographic center of the Andean region, the central Cathedral of Cuzco and Qoricancha the Golden Temple of the Inkas.

DAY 8: KAWSAY: We travel to the agricultural research center of Moray. The ritual at Moray take us on a journey through the seven levels of human conciousness. In Pisaq, a center for inner and outher balance we conduct a ceremony of the rainbow of uniting the female and male energies to achive total harmony in our lives.

DAY 9: WINAY: Pisaq Market and Ollantaytambo for the ritual of Winay: Germination. Here, the rituals allow us to feed our Inka seed with all the energies of the elements, sun, wind, earth, water, helping it to sprout and begin to grow.  We stay overnight in the Sacred Valley.

DAY 10: PHUTUY: We get up early for the breathtaking train ride to Machu Pijchu. After lunch in Aguas Calientes,  we perform spend the afternoon at the in a full tour to the Sanctuary of Machu Pijchu, we then visit the hot springs for cleansing and relaxation, ceremony.

DAY 11: MACHU PIJCHU: We head to Machu Pijchu to hike up the beautiful staircase of the Inkas to the top of Huayna Pijchu early in the morning. It looks impossible, but the ingenious Inkas have made it much easier than it looks. Here we ritually shed our feminine side and take on new, clean, fresh masculine energy from the surrounding Apus (sacred mountains), mobilizing our dynamic energy. The hike takes 2-3 hours going at a slow and easy pace. Later we return to Aguas Calientes to take the train back to Cuzco.

DAY 12: TIPON and WIRAQOCHA TEMPLE: : In Tipon, we conduct the water rituals of the Unification and Purification ceremony with our elder brothers Q’eros. At Wiraqocha Temple, the most sacred of the Andean system, we perform the culminating Coronation Ritual of the Inkas, linking ourselves to the ancient lineages or "panakas" of the royal families of the Inkas. This is the most awe-inspiring of all rituals & the place where the second fifth-level priest will emerge and where the sixth level couple will glow with a bright light, like the Inkas of old according to the Inka Prophecy. After our crowning ritual, we celebrate with a farewell dinner and a folklore show in one of the finest restaurants in Cuzco.

DAY 13: HAKUCHIS: Breakfast, experience sharing, a farewell session that helps us say farewell to Cuzco and transition ourselves back to our own world with higher understanding. We ride back to the Cuzco Airport in the afternoon, depart from Cuzco to Lima and from Lima to our final destination.

DAY 14: Arrival to home country.

Recommended Airplane itinerary:
Whe purchasing your airline tickets make sure your arrival city in Peru is Arequipa. In other words your ticket should be like this: Your country --> Lima --> Arequipa.

To return to your final destination after the programs has ended, it is from Cuzco. In other words your ticket should be like this: Cuzco --> Lima --> Your Country.

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