Peru 2010 - Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
Location: Lima, Hualca, Aguas Calientes and Cusco
Workshop
Dates: 9/15/2010 - 9/24/2010
Contact Person: Alan & Vicky Ramsay
COME WITH US
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PLEIN AIRE MASTER PAINTER
GEORGE STRICKLAND
10 nights/11 days
$3,250 - participating artists
$1,625 - non-artist companions
TO EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF THE INCAS
The adventure begins with in the modern cosmopolitan Peruvian capital city of Lima where we will tour the old city and learn about the impact of the Spanish conquest on the ancient Incan empire. From Lima we will a short jet flight to the city of Cusco, The Gateway to the Sacred Valley. Then a short, scenic bus ride to a charming boutique hotel in the center of the valley, perched on the edge of the Urubamba River, where we will set up shop for 5 full days of awesome painting opportunities. Inca ruins, terraced mountainsides, villages with the past and present merged together, Indian markets of ceramics, textiles and foods, all set in a magnificent, lush mountain valley with beautiful sunsets and clear, star-lit mountain nights.
1 or 2 days will be spent on the hotel grounds painting the fabulous scenes that are all around. Here George will gain an understanding of everyone's painting abilities and goals and better tweak the plan for the challenges of the off site locations on the schedule. Then each day will be spent in TheValley for endless vantage points to incredible vistas, awesome Incan ruins, rural scenes that haven't changed in 2000 years and contemporary scenes of life in present day Peru..A typical day of off site painting will be a quick trip to the selected location, a leisurely picnic style lunch served at the painting site or buffet style at a local restaurant - lots of time to paint.
With overnight bags in hand and easels at the ready we leave our river retreat and board the fully modern Vistadome tour train in Ollantaytambo and travel downward through an amazingly jungled mountain gorge to Machu Picchu – "The Legendary Lost City of the Incas." This World Heritage Site is the high point of any Peruvian adventure. Upon arrival we will bus up the mountain to Machu Picchu for a guided tour of the mysterious and awesome Incan retreat. We will overnight at the base of the mountain in the village of Aguas Calientes and spend the day painting, exploring, shopping or relaxing. Then an afternoon trip aboard the Vistadome, with entertainment and shopping opportunities, will bring us directly back to Cusco, to spend the final 2 days painting and roaming the galleries, museums, and markets of the ancient Incan capital.
This all inclusive painting excursion workshop is limited to 15 participants. Included is all in-country transportation, accommodations, meals (unless you decide to go out on your own,) fees for group scheduled activities, workshop cleaning supplies, and more. Participants are responsible for booking their own travel arrangements to Lima, but we will be happy to steer you to the great airfares and mileage deals we are aware of. We will individually meet you at the Lima airport and take over from there.
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