Exploring the Ancient Andes 2016 Peru & Bolivia Tour · Ancient Origins & Paititi Tours and Adventures 2016 4 Tour Summary Pre‐tour Nazca 5 days / 4 nights August 15 – August

Ancient Origins & Paititi Tours and Adventures 2016

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Exploring the Ancient Andes

2016 Peru & Bolivia Tour

Pre‐tour Nazca 5 Days – 16 Aug – 20 Aug

Peru Main tour 14 Days – 20 Aug ‐ 02 Sep

Post‐tour Bolivia 6 Days – 02 Sep – 07 Sep


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Contents

Contents Exploring the Ancient Andes 2016 Peru & Bolivia Tour ........................................................... 1

Contents ........................................................................................................................ 2

Tour Summary ............................................................................................................... 4

Pre‐tour Nazca 5 days / 4 nights ..................................................................................... 4

Main tour 14 days / 13 nights ......................................................................................... 4

Post‐tour Bolivia 6 days / 5 nights .................................................................................. 4

Detailed Itinerary ...................................................................................................................... 5

Pre‐tour Nazca 5 days / 4 nights (August 15 – August 19) ...................................................... 5

Day 01 Lima (arrival) ‐ Transfer to Hotel – Briefing ......................................................... 5

Day 02 Lima ‐ Pachacamac – Paracas – Paracas National Reserve – History Museum ...... 5

Day 03 Ballestas Islands ‐ Ica ‐ Regional Museum ‐ Cabrera Museum – Huacachina Oasis ‐

Nazca ............................................................................................................................. 6

Day 04 Nazca Lines ‐ Cahuachi – Cantayoc Aqueducts ‐ Antonini Museum ...................... 7

Day 05 Nazca ‐ Lima ‐ Afternoon free ............................................................................. 8

Main tour Peru 14 days / 13 nights (August 19 – September 02) ........................................... 9

Day 01 Lima (arrival) ‐ Transfer to Hotel – Welcome snack and briefing ........................ 10

Day 02 Lima City tour ‐ Historic Center – Gastronomic Museum of Peru ‐Modern Lima ‐

National Museum for Archaeology – Larco Herrera Museum ....................................... 10

Day 03 Flight to Ayacucho – City tour ‐ Ciudad Wari ‐ Huanta / Huanta Valley ‐ Lauricocha

– Pikimachay ................................................................................................................ 11

Day 04 Ayacucho ‐ Andahuaylas ‐ Laguna Pacucha ‐ Sondor – Abancay ........................ 12

Day 05 Abancay ‐ Saywite ‐ Tarawasi ‐ Quillarumiyoc – Cuzco ...................................... 13

Day 06 Cuzco Citytour ‐ Ruins (Saqsayhuaman, Quenko, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay,

Lanlakuyuk, etc.) .......................................................................................................... 13

Day 07 Cuzco ‐ Chinchero ‐ Maras ‐ Moray ‐ Naupa Iglesia ‐ Ollantaytambo .................. 14

Day 08 Ollanta ‐ Machu Picchu – Ollanta ...................................................................... 15

Day 09 Pisac ‐ Andahuaylillas ‐ Museo Ritos Andinos ‐ Huaro (Museo) ‐ Piquillacta ‐ Tipon

– Cuzco ........................................................................................................................ 16

Day 10 Cuzco ‐ Yaurisque ‐ Maucallakta ‐ Puma Orqo ‐ Raqchi ‐ Sicuani – Yauri ............ 16

Day 11 Yauri ‐ Mauca Llakta – Pukara T’aqrachullo (Maria Fortaleza) – Three Canyons . 17

Day 12 Yauri ‐ Kanamarka ‐ Ayaviri ‐ Tinajani Canyon ‐ Pukara – Chucuito .................... 18

Day 13 Titicaca Lake ‐ Uros ‐ Cutimbo ‐ Inca Uyo .......................................................... 19

Day 14 Chucuito ‐ Sillustani – Juliaca ‐ Lima – Connection to international flight .......... 19

Post‐tour Bolivia 6 days / 5 nights (September 2 ‐ September 7) ......................................... 20


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Day 01 Chucuito ‐ Sillustani – Juliaca – Amaru Muru ‐ Copacabana ............................... 20

Day 02 Copacabana ‐ Sun Island ‐ Copacabana ............................................................. 21

Day 03 Copacabana ‐ Santiago de Ojje – Tiquina – La Paz ............................................. 21

Day 04 La Paz – City tour ‐ Tiwanakumuseum ‐ Gold Muesum ‐ Whiches market .......... 21

Day 05 La Paz – Tiwanaku – Puma Punku ‐ Khonko Whankane ‐ La Paz ......................... 22

Day 06 La Paz ‐ … Origen .............................................................................................. 22

About the Tour Speakers and Experts ...................................................................................... 5

Dr. Prof. Frederico Kauffmann Doig .............................................................................. 24

Hilbert Sumrine Busticio .............................................................................................. 25

Dr. Jorge Miranda Luizaga ............................................................................................ 25

Thierry Jamin ............................................................................................................... 26

Renato Davila Riquelme ............................................................................................... 26

Dr John Syrigos ............................................................................................................ 26

Antonio Portugal Alzuviri ............................................................................................. 27

Manuel Fernando de la Torre Ugarte Bustos ................................................................ 27

Fernando Elorrieto Salazar ........................................................................................... 27

Ernesto Cabrera Claux .................................................................................................. 28

Dieter Groben .............................................................................................................. 28

Harald Michael Petrul .................................................................................................. 28

PRICES ...................................................................................................................................... 30

Main tour Peru 14 days/13 nights ................................................................................ 30

* Air fares subject to change according to availability .................................................. 30

Pre‐tour Paracas 5 days/4 nights .................................................................................. 30

Post‐tour Bolivia 5 days/4 nights .................................................................................. 30

TERMS & CONDITIONS ............................................................................................................ 31

Services ........................................................................................................................ 31

Necessary dates for reservation ................................................................................... 32

Notes / Recommendations ........................................................................................... 32

Health / Medical issues / Fitness .................................................................................. 33

Travel insurances ......................................................................................................... 33

Deposit Terms and Conditions ...................................................................................... 33

General Information, Conditions and Release of Liability. ............................................ 34

Important Notes .......................................................................................................... 36


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Tour Summary Pre‐tour Nazca 5 days / 4 nights

August 15 – August 19 - US$ 1290 p.p.

Day 01 Lima (arrival) ‐ Transfer to Hotel – Briefing Day 02 Lima ‐ Pachacamac – Paracas – Paracas National Reserve – History Museum Day 03 Ballestas Islands ‐ Ica ‐ Regional Museum ‐ Cabrera Museum – Nazca Day 04 Nazca Lines ‐ Cahuachi – Cantayoc ‐ Aqueducts ‐ Antonini Museum Day 05 Nazca ‐ Lima ‐ Afternoon free

Main tour 14 days / 13 nights

August 19 – September 02 – US$ 3990 p.p.

Day 01 Lima (arrival) ‐ Transfer to Hotel – Welcome snack and briefing Day 02 Lima City tour ‐ Historic Center ‐ Modern Lima – Museum of Gastronomy ‐

National Museum for Archaeology –Larco Herrera Museum Day 03 Flight to Ayacucho – City tour ‐ Ciudad Wari – Huanta Valley or Lauricocha –

Pikimachay Day 04 Ayacucho ‐ Andahuaylas ‐ Laguna Pacucha ‐ Sondor – Abancay Day 05 Abancay ‐ Saywite ‐ Tarawasi ‐ Quillarumiyoc – Cuzco Day 06 Cuzco City tour ‐ Ruins (Saqsayhuaman, Quenko, Puca Pucara, Tambomachay,

Lanlakuyuk) Day 07 Cuzco ‐ Chinchero ‐ Maras ‐ Moray ‐ Naupa Iglesia ‐ Ollantaytambo Day 08 Ollanta ‐ Machu Picchu – Ollanta Day 09 Pisac ‐ Andahuaylillas (Museo Ritos Andinos) ‐ Huaro (Museo) ‐ Tipon – Cuzco Day 10 Cuzco ‐ Yusrispaque ‐ Maucallakta ‐ Puma Orqo ‐ Raqchi ‐ Sicuani – Yauri Day 11 Yauri – Paris Pukara ‐ Mauca Llakta – Pukara T’aqrachullo (Maria Fortaleza) –

Three Canyons Day 12 Yauri ‐ Kanamarka ‐ Ayaviri ‐ Tinajani Canyon ‐ Pukara – Chucuito Day 13 Titicacalake ‐ Uros ‐ Cutimbo ‐ Inca Uyo Day 14 Chucuito ‐ Sillustani – Juliaca ‐ Lima – Connection to international flight

Post‐tour Bolivia 6 days / 5 nights

September 02 – September 07 –US$ 1190 p.p.

Day 01 Chucuito ‐ Sillustani – Juliaca – Amaru Muru ‐Copacabana Day 02 Copacabana ‐ Sun Island ‐ Copacabana Day 03 Copacabana – Santiago de Ojje – Tiquina – La Paz Day 04 La Paz Citytour – Moon Valley ‐ Tiwanakumuseum ‐ Gold Museum ‐ Witches

market Day 05 La Paz – Tiwanaku – Puma Punku ‐ Khonko Wankane ‐ La Paz Day 06 La Paz ‐ Origen

Note: You can find the detailed prices at the end of this document


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Detailed Itinerary

Pre‐tour Nazca 5 days / 4 nights (August 15 – August 19)

Day 01 Lima (arrival) ‐ Transfer to Hotel – Briefing Welcome to Lima, “the city of the kings”. At your arrival you will be received by us at the

airport and brought to the hotel. After your check‐in

you have a little welcome snack and a short

introduction to the itinerary. On demand we can

also take a little walk through the quarter where our

hotel is.

Overnight at Hotel 3***

Meals: Welcome Snack

Day 02 Lima ‐ Pachacamac – Paracas – Paracas National Reserve – History

Museum After breakfast, we drive on the “Panamericana” to

Pachacamac and then continue to the bay of

Paracas. Our first stop is the ruins of Pachacamac

from where we have a great view over the Pacific

Ocean. Pachacamac with its oracle was an

important cultural and spiritual center before and

during the Inca empire. It is the location in which

the priests communicated with the gods with a holy

piece of wood. After the visitation we continue our

trip to the bay of Paracas where we will visit the

National Park of Paracas. This nature reserve is the

only one of its kind at the Peruvian coast and is

considered by UNESCO as one of the most

extraordinary and richest ecosystems. Here were

also found the vestiges of a “Quena” flute, the first

Peruvian musical instrument. You will be enchanted

by impressing steep coasts, bizarre coast deserts

and spectacular views to the peninsula of Paracas.

Enjoy this unique landscape under bright sunshine

and the extensiveness of the Pacific Ocean. The

modern world already marvels at the legacy of the

Paracas culture which inhabited this coastal region

more than 2000 years ago: a diversity of color and

the finest woven textiles which were found in their

burial places as well as the famous elongated skulls.


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After having visited the nature reserve we continue to the Paracas History Museum where

there are plenty of deformed and elongated skulls, which allegedly cannot be assigned to

any human species. The highlight of this museum is that these skulls will be taken out of

their glass cabinets, which doesn’t happen in any other museum!


Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Lunch

Day 03 Ballestas Islands ‐ Ica ‐ Regional Museum ‐ Cabrera Museum –

Huacachina Oasis ‐ Nazca After breakfast, we drive to the Ballestas Islands aboard a comfortable speedboat which is

also called “Little Galapagos”. We first behold the

oversized geoglyph “El Candelabro”, the symbolism

and cultural affiliation of which still puzzles experts to

this day. We continue with our boat trip and will see

dozens of sea lions which swim around the boat or

bathe in the sun. Furthermore, we will see a variety of

seabirds, for example the Guano Cormorants,

Peruvian pelican, blue‐footed boobies, Atlantic

puffins or the famous Humboldt Penguins. We return

to the hotel and continue our journey to Ica.

In Ica, we visit the Regional Museum with its extraordinary collection of deformed and

trepanned skulls of the Paracas and the Nazca culture. After lunch, we visit the private

Museum “Museo Gliptolitico” of Dr. Cabrera

including a private guidance. The museum became

world‐famous by “The Stones of Ica” and the

controversies which were caused by this and which

last to this day. Form your own opinion about this

in the Huacachina Oasis, where we can relax or

experience desert adventures such as riding on a

sand buggy through the dunes or sandboarding

(optional). In the late afternoon, we continue to Nazca where we spend the night.


Meals: Buffet breakfast


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Day 04 Nazca Lines ‐ Cahuachi – Cantayoc Aqueducts ‐ Antonini Museum After breakfast, we view the stepped pyramids

of Cahuachi clouded in secrecy. There is

controversy as by whom and exactly when

these adobe pyramids were built. The 30‐km²

archaeological site is officially assigned to the

Nazca culture and should have served as a

cultural center from about 500 BC to 500 AD. It

is one of the greatest ceremonial sites known

from pre‐Columbian times. The whole area

viewed from the air is suggestive of once being

flooded by a huge mud inundation which

resulted from a catastrophic event in the past.

Could it be connected to the weird “Cemetery

of the Whales” in the Ocucaje desert about

300 km south of Lima on which surface the

mortal and petrified remains of 15 whales are

beached? Subsequent to this we see the

Aqueducts of Ocongallo.

In the afternoon, we have a flight over the mysterious and world‐famous Nazca lines and

the geometric earth figures of Palpa. During the 45‐minute‐long sightseeing flight you can

take unforgettable photos of the world‐famous geoglyphs: amongst others, the condor and

the hummingbird, but also the so‐called lines and earth roads or “runways”, the “artificially

cut” ridges with an airstrip or the Palpa Mandala. The figures can only be viewed from the

air.


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After this impressive flight, we visit the

Antonini Museum, which holds in readiness

some surprises. Our last stop today is the

Aqueducts of Cantalloc (still working today

after more than 2000 years) which spiral

downwards into the desert soil and on the

other hand consist of canals up to 11 km long,

which run under the desert surface about 12

meters in depth and also puzzle mine

engineers today.

*Remarks: Due to unforeseen weather

conditions the flight over the Nazca Lines cannot be guaranteed and in case of poor weather

we’ll try again next day. In case of a delay in the overflight, Cahuachi will be visited the next

day

**Remark:


Meals: Buffet breakfast

Day 05 Nazca ‐ Lima ‐ Afternoon free We leave Nazca and visit the open‐air cemetery of Chauchillo where we stand face to face

with mummies and mummy bundles. Our next

stop is the Maria Reiche Museum before we

return to Lima. The afternoon is free. In the

evening, we have a welcome snack and briefing

Lodging in Lima included in the Main program

Meals: Buffet Breakfast


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Main tour Peru 14 days / 13 nights (August 19 – September 02)

Day 01 Lima (arrival) ‐ Transfer to Hotel – Welcome snack and briefing Welcome to Lima, the city of kings. At your

arrival you will be received by us at the airport

and brought to the hotel. After your check‐in,

you have a little welcome snack and a short

introduction to the itinerary. On demand we

can also take a little walk through the quarter

where our hotel is.


Meals: Welcome snack

Day 02 Lima City tour ‐ Historic Center – Gastronomic Museum of Peru ‐Modern

Lima ‐ National Museum for Archaeology – Larco Herrera Museum

The city tour will guide us through Miraflores

and San Isidro, the modern quarters of Lima,

and through the historic center of the city

which was declared a World Heritage site by

UNESCO. The tour includes a visit of the

Monastery of San Francisco, the most visited

church of the city (1674). Its subterranean

tunnels lead to catacombs which served as

burial sites to the year of 1808. Then we visit

the Gastronomic Museum with its exhibitions

covering a period of 8,000 years. Our next stop

is the Archaeological Museum, which

especially distinguishes itself by its exhibition

of textiles and where you can admire the

famous Raimondi Stela. The museum offers a

good overview of the early advanced cultures

before the Incas, their development and

chronological order. Subsequent to this we go

to the Larco Herrera Museum. The collection

there covers the 3000‐year‐old history of Peru

before the arrival of the Spaniards. Its

masterpieces are considered worldwide as

icons of pre‐Columbian art and have been

exhibited in the most renowned museums.

Objects finely processed with gold and

adorned with semi‐precious stones are appealingly exposed in the rooms of the museum.

Overnight at Lima 3***



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Day 03 Flight to Ayacucho – City tour ‐ Ciudad Wari ‐ Huanta / Huanta Valley ‐

Lauricocha – Pikimachay In the morning, we have a flight to Ayacucho

and transfer to the hotel. We make a City tour

in the town of the 33 churches. After the City

tour we visit the Huari Archaeological

complex north of Ayacucho. The capital of the

Huari‐culture dates from 600‐1000 AD, when

the Huari culture spread across most of Peru.

It was the first urban walled center in the

Andes and was used for, administrative,

ceremonial, residential and productive

purposes. Up to 4m high stone walls,

rectangular houses and streets can be seen.

There are tombs with perfectly shaped stones,

which were supposedly there long before the Huari, as well as subterranean canals and

tunnels.

The Huari complex is divided in several sectors

and we will explore the most important. The

Cheqowasi area consist of multi‐level

underground chambers with rectangular,

quadrangular and circular mezzanines, which

were possibly mausoleums for rulers and

nobles. The nearby Moradochayoc area

reveals evidence of close contact with

Tiwanaku, located some 1500km away in the

Lake Titicaca basin. Amazing stone masonry

reminds of the ones in Puma Punku near

Tiwanaku, while its semi‐subterranean patios

correspond to the Tiwanaku semi‐

subterranean temple. In Capillapata, we see

well composed trapezoidal and rectangular

structures up to 400 meters in length and

endowed with stone walls more than 10m in height.

In the nearby Ushuaqoto, molded human figures have been found, indicating that it was an

industrial or workshop center with its

corresponding warehouses.

If time is left, we will continue to Huanta. The

present village with its pleasant plaza, is the

place where the Pokras and Chancas warriors

put up their last brave fight against the Inca

invasion.


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This area is notable as the site of perhaps the oldest known culture in America, 20,000 years

old, evidence of which was found in the cave of Pikimachay. All the remains are in Lima’s

museums.



Day 04 Ayacucho ‐ Andahuaylas ‐ Laguna Pacucha ‐ Sondor – Abancay Early in the morning, we drive to Andahuaylas

where we take lunch. This town with its

colonial houses, which contrast with modern

buildings, is the commercial center of the

region. After lunch, we visit the nearby

Pacucha lagune and the Archaeological

complex of Sondor. In the caves of the nearby

Muyumuyu mountain we are able to see

offerings to Pachamama. The Muyumuyu

Mountain is located within the huge Sondor‐

site with its Inca and Pre‐Inca structures. We

will climb up the 500 steps to the top of the

Pyramid from where we have a breathtaking

view over the Pacucha lagune and the

spectacular landscape. According to local

legend, the waters of the lagoon are trapping

a once beautiful village which had been a

paradise on earth because of the beauty and

humanity of its habitants. But it was invaded

by strange beings who brought corruption and

evil, so the gods decided to submerge the

town. After exploring Sondor we continue to

Abancay where we spend the night.


Meals: Breakfast / Lunch


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Day 05 Abancay ‐ Saywite ‐ Tarawasi ‐ Quillarumiyoc – Cuzco Early in the morning, we continue our tour in

the direction Cusco. Our first stop is Sayhuite,

known for its monolith, which measures about

4 x 2.5m, in whose surface one can see more

than 200 engraved images of buildings,

mountains, rivers and animals. This unique

andesite stone, whose age is unknown, is the

outstanding object of interest of an

archaeological site comprising 60 hectares

that contains megalithic structures with

evidence that an unknown high technology

was used for stone cuts and holes, as well as

ruins of cult places, dwellings and irrigation

plants, which are assigned to the Inca culture.

We continue our trip in order to visit the sites

of Tarawasi and Quillarumiyoc. Tarawasi is

said to have been a ceremonial site of the

Incas. In Quillarumiyoc, we marvel at

megalithic structures, among them a moon sanctuary carved in rock to which is assigned

extraordinary forces and where the number 7 is clearly epitomized. According to traditions,

it is a “star gate”, moon portal, a portal to other dimensions or a “devils gate”. After an

extensive viewing, we continue our trip until we reach Cusco in the evening where we spend

the night.


Meals: Breakfast

Day 06 Cuzco Citytour ‐ Ruins (Saqsayhuaman, Quenko, Puca Pucara,

Tambomachay, Lanlakuyuk, etc.) After breakfast we explore Cusco, the former

capital of the Inca Empire. We visit the

bohemian town of San Blas, the

Hatunrumiyoc street with its famous block of

the 12 corners, the Plazoleta Nazarenas, the

Plaza de Armas (the central place of Cusco),

the Regional Historic Museum, the market of

Cusco, the cloister and the golden monstrance

of La Merced, the Loreto street, the cathedral

and the sun temple Coricancha. The

Coricancha holds some surprises such as

worked ashlars with core drillings or

structures which commemorate “spaceship

doors”.


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In the afternoon we’ll visit the surrounding ruins. First we visit the legendary fortress of

Saqsayhuamán, whose cyclopean walls challenge our understanding. It is unsatisfactorily

explained to this day what kind of technology

was used to transport the stones and create

the walls. Our next stop is Quenko, an exciting

site with riddles, be it canals which run in

zigzag lines, stairs carved in the rock, tunnels

with strange structures or the

“amphitheater”. The megalithic construction

method indicates an origin long before the

Incas. One legend reports about the

mythological origins before the foundation of Cusco when there was a lake in the valley of

Cusco (scientifically proven) under which there was a huge temple (this is evocative of the

legends of tunnel systems beneath the Lake Titicaca which many Bolivian people tell). But it

experienced an explosion, which resulted in the destruction of the temple as well as the

lake. The massive debris flew through the air and struck the ground, sometimes a few

kilometers away, partially upside down, and burst apart, whereas some greater boulders

stayed unchanged in their location to this day. From Quenko on we move to the fortress

Pucapucara and the water sanctuary Tambomachay, which is also called “the bath of the

Incas”. From a spring framed by stones, water with curative qualities is drained by artificial

canals. We then return to Cusco.


Meals: Breakfast

Day 07 Cuzco ‐ Chinchero ‐ Maras ‐ Moray ‐ Naupa Iglesia ‐ Ollantaytambo After breakfast, we travel to the Sacred Valley

of the Incas to the Andean village of

Chinchero, where we turn our attention to the

gigantic temple of the Pre‐Inca and Inca period

on which there is a church which keeps a

special secret. We’ll explore the nearby

megalithic structures which predate the Inca

by thousands of years.

We continue our journey to the Salt Terraces

of Pichingote near Maras of which around

3,000 are situated on a steep slope and have

been worked now for over 2,000 years. After

this we visit the archaeological agricultural

center of Moray whose round terraces are

unique. On these stepped terraces, arranged

one upon the other, it is alleged that over 20

different microclimates could be achieved. The

powerful place also has extraordinary acoustic

properties.

Thereafter we visit the little‐known, mystical

Moon Sanctuary of Naupa Iglesia, “the old


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temple in which shines the gold”, where we discover a complex of buildings of the Inca

period as well as a trapezoidal portal carved out of the rock to which is assigned

supernatural powers. It is known that sacrifices are still made here in honor of the moon, the

sun and the Apus (mountain gods).

We continue our journey to Ollantaytambo

with its archaeological site comprising 600

hectares. We go to the fortress which gave the

town its name and we visit the Sun Temple

(consisting of 6 gigantic monoliths, as well as

the “terrace of the 10 niches”). Shortly after

passing the entrance, we find to the right a

strange granite block whose workmanship is

as precisely manufactured as the famous

stones of Puma Punku. In this fortress took

place the only successful fight of the Incas

against the Spanish conquerors and this town

is the only one which has kept its original Inca

layout. Overnight in the Sacred Valley.



Day 08 Ollanta ‐ Machu Picchu – Ollanta Very early in the morning, we have a train ride

through the Sacred Urubamaba Valley to

Aguas Calientes. There we take a bus up to

the citadel of Machu Picchu, the crown jewel

of South American Archaeology. We have a

guided tour through the archaeological site.

Machu Picchu was never discovered by the

Spaniards. It was not until 1911 when the

American investigator Hiram Bingham re‐

discovered the weathered walls of the mighty construction that it became famous

worldwide. We will assert that the Inca built here atop existing megalithic structures. Among

these is a barely known boulder with more than 30 angles. The megalithic structures and the

geometry of Machu Picchu suggest that there was a connection between ancient Peru and

ancient Egypt. After the official guidance through the citadel we will have enough time to

explore it for ourselves. We then have a bus ride back to Aguas Calientes. After having had

lunch in this hospitable village, we have free time to roam over the market or to enjoy the

goings on of this enclave. At a time to be specified, we have a train ride to Ollantaytambo

and transfer to the booked hotel in the Sacred Valley.




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Day 09 Pisac ‐ Andahuaylillas ‐ Museo Ritos Andinos ‐ Huaro (Museo) ‐ Piquillacta

‐ Tipon – Cuzco After breakfast we drive to Pisac which is

directly situated at the Urubamba River in the

Sacred Valley of the Incas. The ruins of Pisac

were constructed 600m above the village and

are among the best preserved and most

important ones of Peru. The site, constructed

on a crest, comprises a fortress and also some

dwellings, palaces and temples. The artificially

constructed terraces on the slopes are still in

use today. After we enjoy spectacular views

into the Sacred Valley, we continue our

journey to Andahuaylillas where we visit the

Museo Ritos Andinos and examine the

“Human‐Hybrid Mummy” also known as

“Alien Baby”, which caused a worldwide stir in

2014. Thereafter, we drive to the nearby Waro

Museum, where we'll see a controversial

collection of stones with petroglyphs. Our next

stop is the 50‐hectare‐wide archaeological

complex of Pikillacta, an extended city of the

Huari culture. The exact planning of the city,

as well as the cultural connection to the

Tiahuanaco culture, is very interesting. We

continue to Tipon, a masterpiece of hydrologic

engineering with an efficient network of

aqueducts and irrigation canals that are still working to this day. We continue to Cuzco

where we spend the night.

Remark: Due to unpredictable weather conditions the visit of Tipon cannot been guaranteed



Day 10 Cuzco ‐ Yaurisque ‐ Maucallakta ‐ Puma Orqo ‐ Raqchi ‐ Sicuani – Yauri Very early in the morning we start our tour off

the beaten tracks to the Paccariqtambo

district, south of Cusco, where we visit the

town of Yaurisque. Our first stop is the church

in Yaurisque, which was built using stones

from ancient buildings. Some of these stones

have carvings from pre‐Inca times. Thereafter

we visit the archaeological sites of Maucallakta

and Puma Orqo, the home of the

Paccariqtambo origin myth of the Inca. According to legends, the four Ayar brothers and

their sisters emerged out of four caves located underneath the huge rock of Puma Orqo.

One of them Ayar Manco, later known as Manco Capac, was the founder of the mythical

Inca‐Empire together with his sister Mama Occla. On the summit of Puma Orqo we see


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perfectly shaped megalithic stones and

engraved pumas, which may predate Inca‐

times. From here we enjoy spectacular views

into the valley and the Andean panorama. On

the opposite side of the valley is the

Archaeological complex of Maucallakta. This

large site with over 200 masonry structures is

closely associated with the nearby rock

outcrop and caves of Puma Orqo. Both were

among the most sacred temples of the Inca.

After exploring the site and enjoying the

beautiful landscape we continue our trip,

visiting the ruins of Raqchi, which lie at the

feet of the volcano Quinsachata. On the

continuation of our trip, we turn right off from

Sicuani to Yauri. This town is the home of the

nearby Tintaya zinc and copper mines and our

starting point to explore amazing archaeological sites embedded in one of the most

spectacular landscapes all over Peru, which are rarely visited by tourists. Hostel in Yauri.

Overnight at Hostel 3***


Day 11 Yauri ‐ Mauca Llakta – Pukara T’aqrachullo (Maria Fortaleza) – Three

Canyons After breakfast we start the Sukuytambo‐

expedition. Our first stop is the Machupuente

with its nice colonial bridge. We then drive to

Paris Pucara, an archaeological site with a big

rock and stone gate. The origin and function of

this site is still unknown. From here we

continue to Maukallacta and Pukara

T’aqrachulla, both located in the Sukuytambo

valley, better known as Three Canyons.

Maukallacta lies at the riverbed of the

Apurimac River and consists of 75 round and

oval structures and several rectangular and

quadrangular buildings. The acropolis on the

top of the hill was dedicated to Pachamama.

The most beautiful building is the chullpa, the

most perfect funerary tower in Peru. Before

the Inca, Maucallakta was a Huari and Kana

site. The Rock art sites in the Sukuytambo

valleys date back at least 8,000 years. We then

reach T’aqrachullo or Maria Fortaleza, a site

that used to be a Huari fortress, as well as a

pre‐Incan ceremonial site. There are no less

than around 100 funerary structures predating


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the Inca. From here we have a nice panoramic view over and into the Sukuytambo valley.

We then continue to the Sukuytambo‐lookout point from where we have a magnificent and

well isolated view over the Three Canyons, a canyon where the Callumani and Cerritambo

creek meet the Apurimac river, flanked with up to 130‐meter‐high stone walls. After

enjoying these impressions, we drive back to Yauri where we spend the night.

Overnight at Hostel 3***

Meals: Breakfast

Day 12 Yauri ‐ Kanamarka ‐ Ayaviri ‐ Tinajani Canyon ‐ Pukara – Chucuito After breakfast we continue our journey to

Lake Titicaca. Our first stop is Kanamarka a

large pre‐Inca site built by the Kana culture

around 1,500 years ago. Here we’ll find the

typical Machu Picchu style but bigger thatched

roof houses and an oval, windowless, stone

bungalow. There are also perfectly shaped

stones and irrigation systems. The Kana had a

close connection to Tiwanaku. We continue to

the Tinajani Canyon near the small town of

Ayaviri. According to local legends, Tinajani is

the place where the devil took his bath. In the

rainy season it is told that you can still hear his

voice. Today this amazing place is also called

The Devils Canyon. Other legends say that the

devil is jailed in the “stone needles”. In this

Petrified Forest we see some rocks eroded

into fantastic shapes, some up to 60m high.

There are a few funeral sites within caves that

predate the Inca era. After this spectacular

and breathtaking view, we continue our tour

to the famous potter village of Pucara, in

which a pre‐Inca temple site is situated. This

site is very close to the Tiwanaku cultures with

the same elements such as semi‐subterranean

patios and well‐shaped stones. It is said the

tunnels at Pucara belong to a network of

tunnels that originate in Cuzco, go under Lake

Titicaca, until they reach Tiwanaku. In the

Museo Lítico (Stone Museum) we marvel at

sculptured monoliths and stelae of this

cultural epoch. We continue our journey to

Chuquito at Lake Titicaca where we stay

overnight.


Meals: Breakfast


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Day 13 Titicaca Lake ‐ Uros ‐ Cutimbo ‐ Inca Uyo After breakfast we enjoy a breathtaking view

over Lake Titicaca where there is a legend that

Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo descended

from heaven in order to create the Inca

empire. From Puno we go by boat to the

floating islands of the Urus and receive the

impression of how the contemporary dwellers

live on these reed isles. We then return to

Puno, where we have lunch.

In the afternoon, we visit Cutimbo, an archaeological site which barely is in the focus of

tourism and is mostly deserted. Here, there are several grave towers, so‐called “Chullpas”.

On the outer wall of the Chullpas you can see stone works that look very similar to those of

Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, ancient Egypt and Tierradentro in Columbia.

Back in Chuquito we visit Inka Uyu. In this

rectangular temple is situated a huge

mushroom or phallus made of stone

surrounded by about 80 smaller ones.



Day 14 Chucuito ‐ Sillustani – Juliaca ‐ Lima – Connection to international flight Today we visit the Chullpas of Sillustani in the

surroundings of Lake Titicaca. The oversized

towers, constructed with polygonal

architecture, are believed to have been

erected some thousand years before the Inca.

The highest of them is the “Chullpa del

Largato” (Chullpa of the Lizard) which stands

at 12 meters and is the highest in America.

The damage of the towers suggests a

cataclysmic event. The remnants of two stone

circles are interpreted as an observatory. The

partial extraordinary magnetic anomalies

which we measured on the pyramid stone in

the sector of the rising route are astonishing.

Sillustani has an idyllic and impressive location

on a peninsula of the Umayo Lake. In the Local

Museum we can see elongated skulls and

some monoliths that show tool marks that

closely resemble those at Gobekli Tepe (south


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east of Turkey). The agricultural irrigation system is also fascinating. It dates from a time

before the Incas and still works today.

Participants who will not undertake the Bolivia extension will be taken to the Juliaca Airport

to catch their flight to Lima with connection to their international flight. For the participants

attending the the Bolivia extension, we continue the tour after we’ve said goodbye to our

friends from the Main tour.

Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Box Lunch

Post‐tour Bolivia 6 days / 5 nights (September 2 ‐ September 7)

Day 01 Chucuito ‐ Sillustani – Juliaca – Amaru Muru ‐ Copacabana Today we visit the Chullpas of Sillustani in the

surroundings of Lake Titicaca. The oversized

towers, constructed with polygonal

architecture, are believed to have been

erected some thousand years before the Inca.

The highest of them is the “Chullpa del

Largato” (Chullpa of the Lizard) which stands

at 12 meters and is the highest in America.

The damage of the towers suggests a

cataclysmic event. The remnants of two stone

circles are interpreted as an observatory. The partial extraordinary magnetic anomalies

which we measured on the pyramid stone in the sector of the rising route are astonishing.

Sillustani has an idyllic and impressive location on a peninsula of the Umayo Lake. In the

Local Museum we can see elongated skulls and some monoliths that show tool marks that

closely resemble those at Gobekli Tepe (south east of Turkey). The agricultural irrigation

system is also fascinating. It dates from a time before the Incas and still works today.

In Juliaca we say good bye to our guests who had booked the 14‐day Tour. We then continue

the journey along the shores of Lake Titicaca to Copacabana in Bolivia. The impressive

basilica in which the black Madonna is venerated is one of the most important places of

pilgrimage of South America. On the way we stop to visit the “Star Portal” of Amaru Muru,

lying on the west shore of Lake Titicaca. This

gate carved out of a sandstone rock is also

called “The Devil’s Gate”, “Interdimensional

Gate” or “Star Gate”. According to legends an

Inca nobleman with his entourage

disappeared through this gate escaping from

the Spaniards. It is told that he opened the

portal by means of a golden disc. Hotel in

Copacabana.


Meals: see day 14 of Main tour


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Day 02 Copacabana ‐ Sun Island ‐ Copacabana After breakfast, we go by boat to the Sun

Island which we explore on foot. We visit the

Pilcocaina ruins and the Sacred Rock “Titi

Khar’ka”, (the stone of the wildcat), which

gave the sea its name. According to the Inca

legend of creation, the god Viracocha sent

brother and sister Manco Capac and Mama

Ocllo to this place in order to find an

appropriate location for the chosen people of

the Incas. We continue our trekking to the

Inca fountain before we drive back to

Copacabana.


Meals: American Breakfast / Lunch

Day 03 Copacabana ‐ Santiago de Ojje – Tiquina – La Paz After breakfast, we continue our tour to

Santiago de Ojje, where you will be astonished

by the shaped stones of a temple complex

excavated in 2013. It’s theorized that this site

formerly was a serpent‐temple. Afterwards we

will cross the narrowest gap of Lake Titicaca

on a rustic ferry. Then we drive over the

Altiplano to La Paz. We check into the hotel

and then the rest of the afternoon is free for

exploring the city on your own.



Day 04 La Paz – City tour ‐ Tiwanakumuseum ‐ Gold Muesum ‐ Whiches market After breakfast, we start the sightseeing of La

Paz. We visit the colonial center of the city and

some museums such as the Museum of

Precious Pre‐Columbian Metals (Gold

Museum) and the Tiwanaku Museum.

Furthermore, we visit the “semi‐subterranean

Temple” in the quarter of Miraflores, where

we can marvel at some sculptures of

Tiwanaku. The temple itself is a

reconstruction, which is geared to the original

temple in Tiwanaku, however, the objects within are original pieces. We then visit the

amazing Moon Valley, followed by the famous Witches Market, which is unique in the

world. The rest of the day is free for optional activities.


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Day 05 La Paz – Tiwanaku – Puma Punku ‐ Khonko Whankane ‐ La Paz In the morning we drive to the village of Tiwanaku, after which the famous ruins are named.

Tiwanaku is an enigmatic complex of temples,

pyramids and strange objects. At the Sun

Temple of Kalasasaya, we marvel at the

“Ponce Monolith” and the “El Fraile

Monolith”, which are remind us of astronauts,

and the famous Sun Gate, which is unique in

the world. Next to the Kalasasaya is the

Akapana Pyramid. On the upper platform of

this stepped pyramid are some monolithic

blocks, where we can detect magnetic

anomalies by means of a compass. Next to the

pyramid is the Semi‐subterranean Temple,

where hundreds of stone heads are embedded

in the walls.

We then get to Puma Punku, which is older

than Tiwanaku and arguably one of the most

mysterious sites on the continent.

Furthermore, we visit the Lithic Museum

where we marvel at the 7m high Benneth

Monolith among other artifacts, and the church in the village of Tiwanaku, whose entrance

is flanked by two stone statues wearing turbans! In the church’s interior are stelae which

represent deities and are venerated to this day.

Finally, we drive to Konko Whankane, a small

and almost unknown site with unique and

amazing carved stelae. After investigating this

site we return to La Paz.


Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Lunch

Day 06 La Paz ‐ … Origen After breakfast we have a last get together

before you will be transferred to the airport

for a return flight to your home country.



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About the Tour Speakers and Experts

Dr. Prof. Frederico Kauffmann Doig Dr Kauffmann Doig was born in Chiclayo. His father was of German

origin and his mother is of Peruvian origin. After he finished

secondary School in Lima, he studied Archaeology at the Nacional

University of San Marcos (Lima, Peru) and the University of New

Mexico (Albuquerque, USA). In 1955, he graduated as a Doctor in

Archaeology, the first one in Peru with this title. In 1961, he was

awarded his Doctorate in History. He also possesses five honorary

doctorates. He was invited to be a Professor at the University of

Bonn where he taught “Peruvian and American Archaeology” for

two years, and he is Professor Honoraria at the Nacional University of San Cristobal of

Huamanga.

Dr. Kauffman Doig was awarded the AMUTA, the highest honor of the Peruvian government

for cultural contributions. He also received the “Premio Nacional de Cultura” (1955 and 1962).

He is honored and decorated by the Governments of Austria, Belgium and Sweden and also

by the Peruvian government and the Municipality of Lima with the Medal of Lima. In 2011, he

received the Centenary Medal of Machu Picchu.

Dr Kauffman Doig has undertaken field work in Chavin de Huantar, the Ancon Necropolis,

Chuquibamba (Arequipa), El Ingenio at Palpa near Nazca and archaeological sites at the

riverbeds of the Tambo River in the Ucayali region. He has also conducted 12 expeditions into

the territory of the Chachapoyas culture in the rainforests of northern Peru (Pajaten, Los

Pinchudos, Karajia, Lagune of the Mummies, etc.)

When in 1961 opened the Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI), he was its first director (1961‐1964)

and after that from 1969‐1971. He was also the General Director of the Nacional Cultural

heritage and Director of the Nacional Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Since 1998,

he has been a member of the Nacional Academy of History and also scientific member of the

Centro Studi Ricerche Ligabue de Venecia, Italy, and the Musee Barbier‐Mueller in Ginebra,

Switzerland. From 2006 to 2009 he was ambassador of Peru in Germany.

Kauffmann Doig is author of numerous monographies and more than 50 book volumes,

including “The Handbook of Peruvian Archaeology (Manual de Arqueologia Peruana)”

published 1970, “History and Art in Ancient Peru (Historia y Arte del Peru Antiguo)” published

in 2002 in 6 Volumes and “Los Chachapoyas, moradores ancestrales de los Andes Amazonicos

peruanos” in 2003. His bibliography shows more than 100 articles and his last book in 2

Volumes published in 2014 is “Machu Picchu‐sortilegio en piedra”.

The 87 year old is still active and remains Vice Rector of Investigation at the Peruvian

University Simon Bolivar and Director of the Archaeological Institute of Amazonia in Lima

(Instituto de Archaeologia de Amazonaia Lima/Peru).


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Hilbert Sumrine Busticio Hilbert is a professional Archaeologist and Tour guide. He studied

Archaeology at the Universidad Nacional de San Abad Del Cusco

where he was awarded his Bachelor degree. He works as an

independent Archaeologist and was Director of several

Archaeological projects in the Cusco region. He is the official director

of the excavation projects of Thierry Jamin, the French Historian,

researcher and explorer. In 2012, he was director of the

archaeological investigations at the Machu Picchu citadel. The

passionate Archaeologist and experienced Tour guide will guide us during the whole journey

of our 14‐Day Main tour and explain to us the sites of interest.

Dr. Jorge Miranda Luizaga Dr Luizaga was born 1946 in La Paz, Bolivia. He studied Chemistry

and Anthropological Philosophy at the Rheinisch‐Westfälische‐

Technical‐High school (RWTH) in Aachen/Germany. After his

studies, he worked there as a Scientific Assistant. In 1990, he was

awarded a Doctorate in Chemistry.

Currently he works at the Instituto Convenio Andres Belo as

coordinator for advanced studies (doctorates). The main themes

are investigations in Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic and

Andean Symbolism, including the excavations in Tiwanaku, ‐ at and

under the Akapana Pyramid ‐ and in Puma Punku. In 2008, he undertook Geo‐Radar‐

Measurements at Puma Punku in search of subterranean chambers and other structures.

From 1990‐1997, he was Director for the region around Lake Titicaca at the Nacional

Archaeologic Institute of Bolivia (INAR), where he monitored the restoration of the

archaeological sites. From 1997‐2000, he was Culture‐Director at the La Paz municipality.

He works as a Professor for the Universidad Mayor de San Andres (UMSA) in La Paz/Bolivia,

the University in Tubingen/Germany and the Moscow‐University, Moscow/Russia in

disciplines including Culture and Mathematics.

From 2010‐2014, he was ambassador for Bolivia in the Islamic Republic of Iran

He has published several books about Tiwanaku, Archaic Andean cultures, Andean Cosmology

and Mathematic, and the Akapana Project or the decoding of ancient American writing‐

systems to name a few.


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Thierry Jamin Thierry Jamin is a French researcher and explorer. He is President of

the Inkari Institute in Cusco and is in charge of the project “Inkari

2015”. He was awarded his diploma of History and Geography at the

French Universities of Tours and Toulouse. His search for the lost and

legendary city of Paititi in the Amazon basin brought him

international attention. In 2012, his archaeological investigations

and discoveries in the Machu Picchu citadel were reported

worldwide. Thierry Jamin and his team are currently dedicated to

the studies of the permanent presence of the Incas in the Amazon rainforest.

Renato Davila Riquelme Renato is an Anthropologist and founder of the “Ritos Andinos

Museum” in Andahuallilas and the Waro Museum in the nearby

village of Huaro. A press release about an Extraterrestrial or Human‐

Hybrid Mummy in his museum made worldwide headlines in 2011.

The so called “Alien‐Baby” is very controversial, as well as the stones

with petroglyphs he collected and presented in the Waro Museum.

This collection of engraved stones consists of 70 percent originals

and 30 percent replicas made by Mr. Riquelme. According to these

circumstances, this stone collection is compared with the Ica stones

of Dr. Cabrera and less accepted by the scientific community.

Dr John Syrigos Dr John (Ioannis) Syrigos is a co‐owner and co‐founder of Ancient

Origins.

John is a computer & electrical engineer with a PhD in Artificial

Intelligence, a lecturer, explorer and researcher.

He has a personal passion for Ancient History, Mythology,

Anthropology and Astronomy and in his spare time he investigates

these subjects in depth. John currently undertakes expeditions and

research in remote areas of Ecuador, where he is currently based,

but also throughout South America.

He has recently been involved in explorations of the Tayos Cave system in Ecuador, a

legendary vast natural underground network of caves spanning many kilometers, very little of

which has been officially explored, as well as La Ciudad Perdida (The Lost City) in Colombia,

and is particularly interested in the history and mythology of ancient sites as relayed by the

local indigenous people of the regions.


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Antonio Portugal Alzuviri Antonio was born in 1948 in the Chulumani village near La Paz,

Bolivia. He immigrated to California, USA, where he finished school

and served for the US Marines on the Niagara Falls Fs3. After he

returned to Bolivia, he worked in the textiles company of his

parents. He entered as a member to the Nacional Institute of

Archaeology (INA), present day Nacional Unit of Archaeology

(UNAR), where he worked for about 30 years. He realized several

archaeological work, including the discovery of the magnetic

monolith in Tiwanaku, explorations at the Akapana pyramid, and

Puma Punku. In 1970, he became president of the Bolivian Federation of Ski and Andeanism,

as well as the national champion of skiing, which secured him his participation at the Winter

Olympiads at Sarajevo in Yugoslavia. He is the author of several Books, including “La Chikana

del Titicaca, los tuneles secretos del lago Titicaca” or “Del Tibet a los Andes, el encuentro de

dos culturas”.

Manuel Fernando de la Torre Ugarte Bustos Manuel Fernando was born in 1951 in La Paz, Bolivia, where he

lives and works. He studied Astronomy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and

Buenos Aires, Argentina. After that, he studied Meteorology in

Madrid, Spain. For over 30 years, he has worked at the University

Major de San Andres in La Paz and has undertaken investigations

into Andean Cosmology, in cooperation with the Bolivian National

Direccion of Archaeology.

During his time at the San Andres University, he created the

Chakana Andina Planetary, and was responsible for installing the

Patacamaya Observatory, 100 km near La Paz at an altitude of 4000m on the Altiplano. His

special topics are investigations into Andean Cosmovision and Archaeo‐Astronomy, and the

rescue of the astronomical knowledge of the Indigenous Andean People. Therefore, he has

done intensive bibliography studies, as well as on site investigations in villages and

archaeological sites and was very surprised about the immense astronomical knowledge of

the older people who have guarded and used this science until now.

He is director of the Astronomical Observatory “Chakana Andina” and coordinator of the

Alajpacha Observatory in Huatajata at Lake Titicaca. He works as a consultant and speaker in

colloquiums, seminars and workshops, both national and international. Furthermore, he is a

specialist in Technological Education and NTICS (New Technologies of Information and

Communication) and a member of the Asociacion Boliviana del Avance de las Ciencias (ABAD)

and the Community of Ancestral Knowledges.

Mr de La Torre published several articles and books about Andean Astronomy, Astronomy in

general, Andean Archaeo‐Astronomy and the Andean Cosmovision.

Fernando Elorrieto Salazar Fernando and his brother Edgar described in their book “Cusco y el valle sagrado – mitos y

simbolos” the origin of the Inca, which was the “house of the dawn” located in the present

day archaeological site of Ollantaytambo in Peru. Amazing are their findings that all Inca sites

utilize a sacred geometry. Without exception these sites were planned according to the form


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of animals sacred to the Inca e.g. a condor, llama or caiman. According to their investigations,

Cusco and the sacred valley of the Inca, followed an advanced plan of architecture and

artificial landscaping.

Ernesto Cabrera Claux Ernesto is the son of Dr. Javier Cabrera (1924‐2001), founder of the

Ica‐Stone‐Museum. Ernesto is protecting the heritage of his father,

preserving and investigating the controversially discussed collection

of engraved stones that don’t fit in with the common history of human

origins. His vision is to build a new Museum where the artifacts and a

rewritten history of human being will be exposed. Mr. Cabrera Claux

will guide and explain to us the famous Ica‐Stone‐Collection.

Dieter Groben Dieter was born 1966 in Munich, Germany where he lived and

worked until 2012 before he moved to La Paz, Bolivia.

After school, he worked in the family‐owned Engineer office as a

planner. When he was trainee, he received a book from Erich von

Daniken, which changed his life, as well as several other books on

related topics. He noticed that there are still mysteries in the human

past that are still not explained in an adequate manner. The logical

consequence has been Tours to some of the places he has read

about to countries like France, Malta, Mexico, Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Peru and Bolivia.

He published his experiences in the newsletter “Synesis” from the EFODON society. Together

with a friend, he founded the “Deutsch‐Bolivianische Arbeitsgruppe Geheimnisse und Rätsel

dieser Welt” (German‐Bolivian workgroup for secrets and mysteries of our world –

www.agrw‐netz.de), where he publishes the results of his investigations.

His main interests are the sites of Tiwanaku and Puma Punku, which prompted his move to

Bolivia in 2012. To finance his private investigations, he founded his Travel Agency “Groben

Turismo”, which offers theme‐specific tours for the above topics.

Harald Michael Petrul Harald Petrul was born in Erbach‐Ringingen, Germany in 1961. His

interest in Archaeology began when he was a young boy, when he

accompanied his father to nearby forests and encountered

numerous burial mounds from the Huns. After he finished school,

Harald participated in archaeological excavations near Ringingen

and at the Hohle Fels cave near Schelklingen, famous for its

prehistoric artifacts including ‘the Venus figure’ and the flute made

out of the bone of a swan, both dating back 43,000 years. But his

main interest in Archaeology has been the Latin American cultures of the Mayas, Aztecs and

the Incas, as well as the Roman, Egyptian and Indian cultures.

At the age of 20, Harald undertook his first journey to Peru and West Bolivia, visiting

Pachacamac, Paracas, Ica, Nazca, Cuzco, Sillustani, Tiwanaku and Puma Punku to name a few.

He also researched at sites in Central America like Tikal, Palenque, Tula, Chichen Itza,

Teotihuacan and Carnac in France. In the last 36 years, he has undertaken numerous Tours


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and Expeditions throughout Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,

Europe, Africa and Australia. In 2012, he moved from Germany to Peru to be closer to the sites

of interest for his investigations, mainly the pre‐Inca cultures and the unexplained megalithic

sites within Peru, Bolivia and South America. He now lives in Lima “The City of the Kings”,

capital of modern day Peru. In 2012, he founded ‘Paititi Tours and Adventures’ with the main

focus of tailor‐made Tours and Expedition through Peru, South America and the rest of the

world.

Harald is member of the A.A.S. (Scientific Society for Archaeology, Astronomy and SETI), in the

USA known as AAS RA with its publication Legendary Times.


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PRICES

Main tour Peru 14 days/13 nights August 20 – September 02

Price: US $3,990 per Person in Double Room

Single supplement: US $630 per Person

Flights: Lima‐Ayacucho US $150*

Juliaca‐Lima US $270*

Deposit: 20% of Tour Price per Person

Participants: Minimum: 10 persons

Maximum:21 persons

less than 10 persons: on request

* Air fares subject to change according to availability

Pre‐tour Paracas 5 days/4 nights August 16 – August 20

Price: US $1,290 per Person in Double Room


Deposit: US $500 per Person


Maximum: 21 persons


Post‐tour Bolivia 5 days/4 nights September 02 – September 06

Price: US $ 1,190 per Person in Double Room


Deposit: US $500 per Person


Maximum: 21 persons


Note: Execution depends on availability – Subject to modifications – Relevant is the travel

confirmation


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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Services

Included:

All transfers from/to the hotel, bus, train, boat, airport

Accommodation in a double room, hotel category: ***

Meals as indicated

Welcome snack after hotel check in on Arrival day

Lunch on day 04 and Lunch box on day 15 of Main tour

Lunch on day 02 of Pre‐tour, Paracas

Lunch on day 02 and 04 on Post‐tour, Bolivia

Experienced Tour guide (Archaeologist ‐ talking English/Spanish),who will accompany

you to Juliaca ‐Translation into German if needed by Harald Petrul

Local Tour guide from Copacabana to La Paz

Private guidance in La Paz, Tiwanaku and Khonko Wakane

All statutory tour guides

All excursions as indicated in the itinerary

All entrance fees to national parks, museums, Cusco Tourist Ticket, Valle Sagrado and

other places of interest, as indicated in the itinerary

Private transport during the whole journey (Main tour)

Private Transport Pre‐tour, Nazca

SIB Transport to La Paz

Private Transport Tiwanaku ‐ Puma Punku ‐ Khonko Whakane

Flight over the Nazca and Palpa Lines

Boat trip to the Ballestas islands

Boat trip to the floating island of Uros, Lake Titicaca

Boat trip Copacabana ‐> Sun Island ‐> Copacabana

Train ticket to/from Machu Picchu in “Vistadome class” (first class)

Private guidance in the Historic Museum of Paracas, in the Museum Cabrera Ica,

Museo Ritos Andinos in Andahuaylillas such as in the Museums of La Paz, Tiahuanaco,

Puma Punku and Khonko Wakane

Attendance during the whole trip by Harald Petrul (Paititi Tours & Adventures) and Dr

John Syrigos (Ancient Origins)


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Welcome snack in Lima

Not included:

International flights

Domestic flights (see table below)

Paypal, Credit card or International bank/money transfer costs

Drinks, alcoholic drinks, tips, and other personal spending

Tours, viewings and visits of museums etc. which aren’t explicitly mentioned in the

itinerary as included services

All meals and drinks (if not mentioned)

Visa fees (e.g. US $134 Visa fee for US‐Citizens to enter Bolivia)

Travel insurances

Domestic flights (net price per Person in US$)

Lima ‐> Ayacucho 150*

Juliaca ‐> Lima 270*

* Air fares subject to change according to availability

Necessary dates for reservation For all reservations, we need the following information by June 30th, 2016:

Full name, date of birth, nationality, scan of passport sent by e‐mail, evidence of travel

insurance and visas

Arrival and departure details of your international flight into Lima

Specific requirements and any meal restrictions (food intolerances)

Medical problems

Smoker / non‐smoker

Notes / Recommendations Good binoculars and camera

Spare batteries for the camera

Magnetic compass

T‐shirts and long trousers

Two to four pairs of absorbable cotton socks

Two to four pairs of normal cotton socks

Raincoat or long poncho (100% water proof)


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Three or four cotton shirts with long sleeves

Pullover

Warm jacket

Sunscreen (with high protective factor)

A bottle or canteen for drinks during the excursions

A hat

Swimwear, towel

Sun glasses

Trainers/sneakers or hiking boots

Insect repellent

Torch with batteries

Personal sanitary products and medicines

Cash for drinks at the bar and other personal spending (souvenirs, post cards, etc.)

Copy of your yellow fever vaccination card

Recommended: copy of your passport

Health / Medical issues / Fitness A vaccination against yellow fever is mandatory for Bolivia.

During this trip you will experience all climates and will move through heights from sea level

up to more than 4,500 meters. Therefore, this tour can be classified as physically stressful and

requires a good state of health and fitness.

Altitude sickness can sometimes, but very rarely, appear. Thus we recommend undergoing a

medical test in a medical practice to test your ability to manage high altitude before you make

the trip.

For all preventative measures, please consult your doctor.

Travel insurances The indicated price of the trip does not include travel insurance. You must take out sufficient

travel insurance that covers trip cancellation and interruption, missed flight connections, lost

baggage, loss due to unforeseen circumstance, death, injury or illness, medical expenses, and

emergency assistance.

Deposit Terms and Conditions The receipt of 20% deposit of the tour price (Main tour) and US$ 500 deposit for each

extension (Pre‐tour Nazca and Post‐tour Bolivia) per person is required as soon as possible to

secure your spot. The deposit is refundable as shown below under point 3.3) “Payments,

Refunds & Insurance”. We will also need to deduct any payment charges for receiving and

sending funds from your returned deposit.


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General Information, Conditions and Release of Liability. Please read thoroughly.

1) Your Eligibility:

You must be an individual, 21 years of age or older. If you are under 21, you may participate

only with involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

2) Accommodation and Meals:

Tour accommodations are carefully chosen to provide our participants with quality

accommodation, hospitality, and service at reasonable cost. Breakfasts are included in the

price of the tour; see tour itinerary for details. Tour prices are based on two people sharing a

room with either double or twin beds. Every effort will be made to pair tour participants

traveling by themselves with another member of the tour, if desired. A single room may be

available at the stated single‐supplement cost. Your accommodations, meals as described

above, tour vehicle, boats, trains or airplanes, transportation fares, admission to museums

and tour sites, all tour guide fees and applicable taxes are included in the price of the tour (see

above under Services). Exclusions include: lunches and dinners (unless indicated in the

itinerary), gratuities, airfare and incidental expenditures such as border/customs fees (see

above under Services).

3) Payments, Refunds & Insurance:

Paititi Tours & Adventures reserves the right to alter any tour or to cancel any tour in which

the minimum number of participants is not reached, or for any other reason. If the minimum

is not reached, your payment or deposit will be fully refunded. However, flight tickets will not

be. Therefore, you must not purchase flight tickets until confirmation of the tour is given. You

must have trip cancellation insurance to cover refund of your airfare in such a case.

Once the deposit and booking form have been received you will receive an email confirming

your place on the tour.

3.1) All international transfer costs (Paypal, Credit card, Bank transfer, etc.) must be taken

care of by the participant. These costs will be added on the final payment.

3.2) Full payment should be received by June 30th 2016.

3.3) We charge/refund as followed if you cancel for any reason:

3.3.1 We charge 50% cancellation fee if you cancel up until 30 days prior tour starts (This

does not include deposit).

3.3.2 We cannot refund from 29 days before tour starts

3.3.3 We can refund 50% of deposits until 61 days prior to tour starts

3.3.4 We cannot refund deposits up to 60 days prior to tour starts

3.3.5. We cannot refund monies should the tour be cancelled due to reasons as of war,

conflict, strikes, weather or natural disasters. Please also see below under Responsibilities

and Terms

3.4) We cannot be held responsible for any injury, accident or stolen goods and by

signing this disclaimer it means you will only make claims through your own personal travel


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insurance – please get travel insurance and relevant visas before booking this tour and have

a passport with at least 6 months past the end date of the tour.

3.5) Each group or individual is responsible for all insurances and their own international

travel arrangements. For unforeseen circumstances, you must enroll in personal accident,

baggage, and trip cancellation insurance policies. Baggage, as well as personal items, such as

jackets, cameras, purses, etc. are the sole responsibility of the owner.

3.6) Full payment and passport details must be received latest by June 30, 2016

Health and Ability:

I am aware that this trip requires me to have an average level of fitness as walking, often up

hills, and in some cases bending, are daily activities, and I hereby affirm that I accept the

inherent risks involved in exploring sites of antiquity, and that I do not have any physical,

emotional, or other disability that would create a hazard for myself, my guides, or other tour

participants.

Responsibilities and Terms:

Paititi Tours & Adventures and or its agents gives notice that all tickets, vouchers, or other

issuance for conveyance or accommodation made by them, are made as agents for

participants of Paititi Tours & Adventures upon the express condition that we are not liable

for any accident, injury, damage, loss, delay, or irregularity which may be occasioned either

by reason of defect in any vehicle, or through acts or default of any hotel personnel. Paititi

Tours & Adventures or its agents accepts no responsibility for losses or incidental expenses

due to delay or change in schedules, hotel booking irregularities, defaults, accidents, sickness,

quarantine, emergency, weather, strikes, war, or other causes. All such losses are the sole

responsibility of the participants. The right is reserved to not accept or retain as a participant

any person whose acts or conduct are judged to be detrimental or in conflict with the safety,

interest, comfort, harmony, or well‐being of the group as a whole.

Photography and Film:

I hereby agree to permit Paititi Tours & Adventures, its agents and other participants to take

pictures and make video or film records without further approval or recourse, and I

understand and agree that such photographs and recordings may be used for professional,

commercial, and promotional purposes.

Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability:

In consideration of, and in part payment for the right to participate in the trip and services,

activities and food arranged on my behalf by Paititi Tours & Adventures, its agents and

associates, I do hereby state that I fully assume all risks of illness, injury or death. I hereby

release Paititi Tours & Adventures, its agents and associates and Ancient Origins from all

claims and action for damages in connection with the trip for which I am issuing payment. I

concur that the foregoing shall be binding on me personally as well as on my heirs. Payment,

in the form of deposit, or payment, partial or full, shall constitute consent to all terms

contained herein.


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Important Notes Execution depends on availability – Subject to modifications – Relevant is the travel

confirmation

All payments and financial details will be arranged directly through Ancient Origins

with either Harald Petrul of Paititi Tours and Adventures or John Syrigos of Ancient

Origins (tours@ancient‐origins.net). No third party at any time will be involved with

any financial matters or held responsible for any refunds.

This tour is organized and guided from Lima to Juliaca/La Paz by Harald Petrul of

“Paititi Tours & Adventures” in cooperation with Dr John Syrigos of “Ancient Origins”.

On selected sites we have guest speakers, including Fernando Elorrieta Salazar,

Antonio Portugal Alvizuri, Renato Davila Riquelme, Thierry Jamin, Hilbert Sumrine

Busticio, Ernesto Cabrera Claux, Dr. Jorge Miranda Luizaga , Manuel Fernando de la

Torre Ugarte Bustos, Dieter Groben and a lecture with Dr. Professor Frederico

Kauffmann Doig, the highly decorated “Father of Peruvian Archaeology”.

Exploring the Ancient Andes 2016 Peru & Bolivia Tour · Ancient Origins & Paititi Tours and Adventures 2016 4 Tour Summary Pre‐tour Nazca 5 days / 4 nights August 15 – August

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