11 August, Friday - Lima
Arrive LIMA in the morning (e.g. LAN PERU 511 departing Miami at 1:20 AM and arriving Lima at 5:30 AM) and transfer to the J. W. Marriott Hotel (5*) in Miraflores. All rooms overlook the Pacific Ocean.

1:00 PM - Half day, private city tour of Lima including the Old Colonial downtown, the Catacombs, Larco Herrera Musuem and Inquisition Palace.

7:00 PM - Welcome Reception with Hemingway experts including Dr. James Meredith, President of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation and Society, and Mario Saavedra-Pinon, a well known Peruvian journalist, presidential press secretary and author of Hemingway en el Peru, a recently published book based on his interviews with Ernest Hemingway in April, 1956. Mario interviewed Ernest Hemingway often during his 20 day visit to Peru. Overnight at J. W. Marriott Hotel (Welcome Reception)

12 August – Saturday – Hemingway in Peru and Spanish Culture Seminar (Lima)
9:00 AM - Bus transfer to seminar site (to be determined)
9:30 AM – 5:30 PM - “Hemingway in Peru and Spanish Culture Seminar” with trip participants and U.S./South American/European writers, scholars and artists. International speakers to date include: Miriam Mandel (Tel Aviv University), Jim Meredith (United States Air Force Academy) and Mario Saavedra-Pinon (Author of “Hemingway en el Peru”).

Draft Program
9:30 AM - Welcome Remarks
9:45 AM - Peru in 1956
10:30 AM – coffee break
10:45 AM - Hemingway and filming of “The Old Man and the Sea”
11:30 AM – Mario Saavedra – Hemingway at Cabo Blanco, April 1956
12:15 PM – Lunch (location to be determined)
2:15 PM – Hemingway’s Culture of the Sea
3:00 PM – Hemingway’s Affinity to Spanish Culture
3:45 PM - refreshment break
4:00 PM – Panel Discussion among the speakers
7:30 PM – Dinner Show – La Dama Juana Restaurant
Overnight J.W. Marriott Hotel (B,L, D w/show and coffee breaks)

13 August, Sunday – Lima – Cabo Blanco - Lima
4:30 AM - Private transfer to airport to catch the 6:30 AM – LAN Peru flight 318 to Piura, Peru arriving at 9:00 AM.
Bus transfer to the coast to visit Cabo Blanco, site of the Fishing Club Hotel, famous in the 1950s for its jetsetter visitors and world records in deep sea fishing. Ernest stayed here during the month he fished Peruvian waters. Lunch at Cabo Blanco Restaurant. Return to Piura for 8:50 PM flight to Lima on LAN Peru flight 311 arriving at 11:10 PM. Transfer to J. W. Marriott Hotel for overnight. (B,L)

14 August, Monday – Lima - Cusco
8:00 AM - Hotel pick-up by guide for private transfer to catch the 10:50 AM LAN Peru Airlines flight 035 to Cusco, the Capital of the Inca Empire, arriving at 12:05 PM.
Transfer to Libertador Cusco Hotel (5*) for check in and rest to acclimate to high altitude.

2:30 PM: Half day private city tour of Cusco including the Cathedral built in 1560 and the Inca sites: Koricancha (the Inca Temple of the Sun that was practically covered in gold during the Inca era), the Saccsayhuaman fortress where the Inti Raymi sun worshipping festival is held annually, the Kenko amphitheater, Puca-Pucara (the red fortress) and Tambomachay (the Inca baths where the Cult of Water was held). 7:30 PM - Dinner Show – Tunupa Restaurant. Overnight at the Libertador Cusco Hotel (B,D w/Show)

15 August, Tuesday – Machu Picchu - Aguascalientes
Full day, private tour of Machu Picchu leaving CuSco on the 6:00 AM train and arriving in Aguas Calientes at 9:30 AM. We check into the Hotel Hatuchay before taking the small bus up the mountain to the entrance of the Machu Picchu National Park. Our private tour includes lunch at the famous Sanctuary Lodge just outside the ruins. Return that evening to the Hotel Hatuchay, alongside the swift moving Urubamba River for dinner and overnight. (B,L)

16 August, Wednesday – Machu Picchu – Ollanta – Sacred Valley
Second day admission to Machu Picchu. Time to climb Wayna Picchu or to walk part of the Inca Trail. Return to Aguas Calientes for the 1:30 PM Vistadome train to Cusco. We’ll arrive in Ollanta at in mid-afternoon where we’ll be met by a guide for a private tour of Ollanta, a tour of Ollantaytambo, the most important religious center/fortress in the Sacred Valley and a visit to the Seminario Ceramicas, a school that teaches the traditional techniques of ceramics using all natural materials. Overnight in the Sacred Valley at Sonesta Posada del Inca Yucay built into and around a 17th Century Monastery. (B)

17 August, Thursday – Sacred Valley - Cusco
9:00 AM - Full day, private tour with lunch to the Sacred Valley including Chincheros (Thursday is open air, Indian market day) and the active Inca salt terraces of Maras and the Moray agricultural amphitheaters. Lunch at Tunupa Hacienda. Dinner on own. Overnight Libertador Cusco Hotel (B,L)

18 August, Friday – Cusco - Lima
Free morning to explore Cusco on own. 10:30 AM transfer to airport for Lan Peru flight 022 to Lima leaving at 11:55 AM and arriving Lima at 1:15 PM. Private transfer from airport to Miraflores for hotel check-in. Afternoon visit to the National Archaeological Museum to more fully explore the ancient civilizations of Peru. Overnight at the Hotel J.W. Marrriott Hotel. (B)

19 August, Saturday
Private transfer to airport for flight to USA (e.g. LAN Peru flight 510 departing Lima at 10:15 AM and arriving Miami at 5:00 PM.) (B)

Hemingway Scholars accompanying the trip are:
James Meredith, Professor, United States Air Force Academy, President, The Ernest Hemingway Foundation and Society and Miriam Mandel, Senior Lecturer, Tel Aviv University

Land Cost: $2,499 per person, double occupancy
Domestic Air Cost: $496 per person
Single Supplement: $649
International Group AIR from MIAMI with domestic AIR: $1099 estimated per person (call for quote)

Contact Scott Schwar or Luis Vasquez, Ernest Hemingway Travel Destinations, at
800-367-7378 or at milalatin@aol.com for additional details and information on PRE and POST Tour Options to popular destinations such as: Galapagos Islands, Iguazu Falls, the vineyards of Chile, Argentina’s Patagonia, the Amazon jungle, or the cultural cities of Brazil.

HEMINGWAY’S PERUVIAN ADVENTURE
11-19 AUGUST 2006

TRAVEL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

4 Nights at the J.W. Marriott Hotel (5 *) in Lima overlooking the Pacific Ocean

2 Nights at the Libertador Hotel Cusco (5 *) located next to the Santo Domingo Convent, built on the Inca’s spectacular Temple of the Sun

1 Night at the foot of Machu Picchu in Hotel Hatuchay (3 *) situated on the roaring Urubamba River in Aguas Calientes

1 Night in the Sacred Valley at the Sonesta Posada del Inca Yucay (3 *), built into and around a 7th century Monastery

Private, English Speaking Guides will open your eyes to Peru, the ancient Peruvian Cultures and the INCA Civilization in particular

Hemingway Experts lead the Hemingway’s Peru & Spanish Culture Seminar and review Hemingway’s experience with the famous Cabo Blanco Fishing Club

Visit the famous fishing and surfing area of CABO BLANCO in northern Peru

Two day visit to MACHU PICCHU via the Orient Express train with lunch at the famous Sanctuary Lodge

Tour the colonial city of LIMA and the ceremonial city of CUSCO in the Andes Highlands

Special museum visits including the National Archaeological Museum and the Larco Herrera Museum

Tour the Andes highlands INCA sites including: Koricancha, Saccsayhuaman, Kenko, Puca-Pucara and Tambomachay

Visit the beautiful Sacred Valley where the inhabitants live and colorfully dress in the traditions of the past; tour the INCA sites: Ollantaytambo, Ollanta, Maras and Moray

Shop the Thursday morning, open air Indian Market in Chinchero, the Seminario Ceramica, where ancient pottery techniques are taught, and a traditional weaving studio

Daily Buffet Breakfasts and seven scheduled meals including reception & dinner shows