{"id":6638,"date":"2016-11-02T10:43:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T14:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?p=6638"},"modified":"2016-10-21T17:57:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T21:57:33","slug":"new-make-a-difference-cuzco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/new-make-a-difference-cuzco","title":{"rendered":"New tour! Make a Difference: Cuzco &#038; Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get the perfect balance of adventure and altruism in the heart of the Peruvian Andes on Explorica&#8217;s new tour, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/educational-tours\/make-a-difference-cuzco-machu-picchu.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Make a Difference: Cuzco &amp; Machu Picchu<\/a><\/strong>. Once the capital of the ancient Inca empire, Cuzco and the mountain citadel Machu Picchu are steeped in Spanish colonial history. When you aren\u2019t exploring the vast archaeological remains, you\u2019ll be working with a local organization to create sustainable improvements in the Cuzco community.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the sample itinerary looks like (of course, with the Instant Tour Customizer tool you can add, remove and upgrade just about anything you wish!):<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3821682060_9bd524e65b_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6639 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3821682060_9bd524e65b_b.jpg\" alt=\"Peru\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3821682060_9bd524e65b_b.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3821682060_9bd524e65b_b-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Day\u00a01: Hola Lima<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet your tour director and check into hotel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><strong>Day\u00a02: Lima landmarks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lima guided sightseeing tour: Government Palace,\u00a0City Hall,\u00a0Cathedral of Lima,\u00a0Miraflores,\u00a0San Isidro,\u00a0San Francisco Convent visit<\/li>\n<li>Museum of Archaeology &amp; Anthropology visit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><strong>Day\u00a03: Lima to Cuzco<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly to Cuzco<\/li>\n<li>Cuzco guided sightseeing tour<\/li>\n<li>Tambo Mach&#8217;ay, Qenko, Puca Pucara,\u00a0Sacsayhuaman Fortress visit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><strong>Day\u00a04-6: Cuzco<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Volunteer at an ecological school in the Sacred Valley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><strong>Day\u00a07: Cuzco to Machu Picchu<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Train ride to Machu Picchu<\/li>\n<li>Explore Machu Picchu<\/li>\n<li>Hike to Intipunku<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><strong>Day\u00a08: Machu Picchu to Cuzco<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Machu Picchu free time<\/li>\n<li>Transfer back to Cuzco<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f99901;\"><strong>Day\u00a09: Cuzco to Lima &amp; Flight Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly to Lima<\/li>\n<li>Fly home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Take your students on the educational adventure of a lifetime to Peru with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.explorica.com\/contact-us.aspx\">Explorica<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the perfect balance of adventure and altruism in the heart of the Peruvian Andes on Explorica&#8217;s new tour, Make a Difference: Cuzco &amp; Machu Picchu. Once the capital of the ancient Inca empire, Cuzco and the mountain citadel Machu Picchu are steeped in Spanish colonial history. When you aren\u2019t exploring the vast archaeological remains, <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/new-make-a-difference-cuzco\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":1195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,172],"tags":[58,427,18,128,86,172,12],"class_list":["post-6638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explorica-news","category-teachers","tag-educational-travel","tag-make-a-difference","tag-peru","tag-student-travel","tag-student-trips","tag-teachers","tag-travel-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6638"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6642,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6638\/revisions\/6642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}