{"id":9989,"date":"2020-04-29T14:34:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?page_id=9989"},"modified":"2020-05-13T10:53:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:53:28","slug":"peru-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/peru-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Peru: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Get creative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting Machu Picchu, learning <a href=\"https:\/\/epicureandculture.com\/quechua-culture-preserving-the-peruvian-weaving-tradition\/\">textile weaving<\/a>, or making\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enigmaperu.com\/blog\/the-pottery-of-ancient-peru\/\">Peruvian-style pottery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Peru include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fitzcarraldo (1982)<\/li>\n<li>The Emperor\u2019s New Groove (2000)<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Jones &amp; the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Learn some history<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/41346-the-incas-history-of-andean-empire.html\">Inca Empire<\/a> or learn about Ollantaytambo and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/peru\/cuzco-and-the-sacred-valley\/the-sacred-valley\">Sacred Valley<\/a>. Then, tour some of Peru\u2019s ancient history with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lM8UR-aQveQ\">virtual reality video <\/a>of Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Read and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Turn Right at Machu Picchu <\/em>by Mark Adams<\/li>\n<li><em>The White Rock <\/em>by Hugh Thomson<\/li>\n<li><em>The Conquest of the Incas <\/em>by John Hemming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Arrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HSegr5-wdsM\">cooking class<\/a>\u00a0with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feastingathome.com\/peruvian-ceviche-recipe\/\">ceviche<\/a>, lomo saltado, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruceeats.com\/spicy-creamed-chicken-aji-de-gallina-3029517\">aji de galina<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chefspencil.com\/recipe\/rocoto-relleno\/\">rocoto relleno<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Call up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your Spanish skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enigmaperu.com\/blog\/a-crash-course-to-peruvian-slang\/\">common Peruvian-Spanish sayings<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There are over 3,000 different varieties of potato grown in\u00a0Peru!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Meet Your Partner in Travel <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peru.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peru-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Michael spent two weeks in Peru experiencing Incan history and wandering through the world-famous Peruvian craft markets. He was drawn to Peru because of the world-class food and extensive history that the country offers. Peru will always hold a special place in Michael\u2019s heart because he proposed to his wife while at Machu Picchu. Now that he is back home, Michael searches high and low for ceviche that will equal those offered in Peru.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting Machu Picchu, learning textile weaving, or making\u00a0Peruvian-style pottery. Pick a film Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Peru include: Fitzcarraldo (1982) The Emperor\u2019s New Groove (2000) Indiana Jones &amp; the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Learn some <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/peru-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10019,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9989","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9989"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10241,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9989\/revisions\/10241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}