Peru -- the Summer 2006 trip...

In June 2006, Economics Professor Ralph Gunderson and Spanish Professor Isabel Alvarez and 22 UWO students headed for Peru to study Enviornmental Issues of Economic Development and Business Spanish.  We had a GREAT time!

We spent two weeks having class in Lima, visiting markets, factories, and businesses.

       We studied and had lectures at the Universidad del Pacifico.
       
   We visited development projects in Lima and dune buggied and sandboarded in Ica.

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     We also visited an organic Pisco winery.  Then, one weekend, we headed for Inquitos, a town located in the Amazon Basin and rainforest.  From Inquitos, we traveled by boat to our rainforest lodge.

   and saw our home-away-from-home 

We visited local indigineous peoples, and saw lots of animals.  Check out Peter's little friend.

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   And meet Mr. Pokey.

After the rainforest, we headed back to Lima for a few more classes, before going on our grand tour of Peru.  We started out in Puno, on Lake Titicaca at 13,000 feet, high in the Andes Mountains.

       

Then we headed to Cusco, capital of the Incas.  Boy was that a change from Lima!!

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We saw a lot of sights around Cusco, and then headed out to hike the Inca Trail.  It is not all up hill, but those are the cool pictures!
 
      

We got to Machu Picchu, and the weather and views were spectacular!

   

       

   Too bad we had to go home!